This is the 232nd most frequent Dutch word.
weekend
The Dutch word "weekend" means "the end of the week" or "Saturday and Sunday" in English.
In this sentence, 'weekend' is used as a noun, representing the time period comprising Saturday and Sunday.
Ik ga dit weekend naar het strand.
I am going to the beach this weekend.
Here, 'weekend' is used as an abstract concept referring to leisure time at the end of the workweek.
In Nederland kijken veel mensen uit naar het weekend.
In the Netherlands, many people look forward to the weekend.
In this example, 'weekend' is a temporal context used to describe when the event took place.