Saturdays or Saturday’s?
The term Saturday’s is the singular possessive form of Saturday. For example, “Saturday’s picnic has been moved indoors due to rain.” Furthermore, Saturdays is the standard plural form. For instance, “On Saturdays, I enjoy hiking in the mountains.” Also, Saturdays’ is the plural possessive form of Saturday.
The following chart shows the four different versions of the word Saturday.
| Form | Example |
| Singular | Saturday |
| Plural | Saturdays |
| Singular possessive | Saturday’s |
| Plural possessive | Saturdays’ |
As you can see, you form the singular possessive by adding the apostrophe between the “y” and the “s.” For the plural possessive, the apostrophe appears at the end of the word.
Moreover, although the plural possessive is correct grammar, it is not common to use plural possessives with days of the week.
The following examples show each of the four terms in context.
Singular: I love spending quality time with my family every Saturday.
Plural: On Saturdays, we often visit the local farmers’ market.
Singular possessive: We rescheduled Saturday’s party to Sunday.
Plural possessive: Saturdays’ activities for the month have been postponed.
You have read the basics concerning how to use the possessive forms of Saturday. Now, please keep reading so you can learn more about each term and how to avoid making mistakes with them in your writing.
Saturday’s:
The term Saturday’s is the singular possessive form of Saturday. Therefore, you can use it to indicate that something belongs to a Saturday, usually an event.
- The museum delayed Saturday’s exhibition opening due to technical difficulties.
You can also use the possessive form to refer to different events at specific times of the day.
- Saturday’s sunrise over the city was spectacular.
Saturdays
The term Saturdays is the standard plural form of Saturday. That means you can use it to refer to multiple Saturdays in non-possessive sentences.
Furthermore, when using days of the week in their plural form, it is common to put the word on before the day to state what happens every Saturday.
- I consistently practice yoga at the park on Saturdays.
It is possible to use other words before plural forms of days; however, it is not as common as using on.
- I will let you know later exactly which Saturdays I can work this month.
- I will be away for the second and fourth Saturdays of next month.
Saturdays’
Saturdays’ is the plural possessive version of the word Saturday. Therefore, you use it when you want to state that something belongs to multiple Saturdays.
- Saturdays’ events in January have been rescheduled due to unforeseen circumstances.
However, using the plural possessive for days of the week is not that common. Instead, it is more common that people use the singular or plural versions of Saturday rather than the possessive.
- All events scheduled for a Saturday have been moved.
- All events scheduled for Saturdays have been moved.
