Definition
An event at which people celebrate a special occasion together.
Translations
- English
- celebration
- Français
- fête
- Türkçe
- kutlama
- Polski
- uroczystość
- Русский
- торжество
- Українська
- урочистість
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Feier
- A2
- Noun
- Leisure & Hobbies
- People & Family
celebration
/diː ˈfaɪ̯ɐ/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Feiern
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Topics
- Leisure & HobbiesPrimaryPeople & Family
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Feier beginnt um sieben Uhr.NominativSing.The celebration begins at seven o’clock.
- Wir organisieren eine Feier für alle Nachbarn.AkkusativSing.We are organizing a celebration for all the neighbors.
- Bei der Feier begegnen sich alte Freunde.DativSing.Old friends meet at the celebration.
- Der Beginn der Feier ist für sieben Uhr geplant.GenitivSing.The start of the celebration is scheduled for seven o’clock.
- Die Feiern im Sommer sind oft gut besucht.NominativPlur.The celebrations in summer are often well attended.
- Viele Menschen besuchen die Feiern im Stadtzentrum.AkkusativPlur.Many people attend the celebrations in the city center.
- Nach den Feiern treffen sich die Organisatoren zur Besprechung.DativPlur.After the celebrations, the organizers meet for a discussion.
- Die Gäste erinnern sich gern an die Feiern der vergangenen Jahre.GenitivPlur.The guests fondly remember the celebrations of past years.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Feier/ˈfaɪ̯ɐ/
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Article phrase
die Feier/diː ˈfaɪ̯ɐ/
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Plural
Feiern/ˈfaɪ̯ɐn/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Feier | die Feiern |
| Akkusativ | die Feier | die Feiern |
| Dativ | der Feier | den Feiern |
| Genitiv | der Feier | der Feiern |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeine Feier organisieren
- Collocationeine Feier veranstalten
- Adjective combinationeine große Feier
- Prepositional constructionbei der Feierbei + Dativ
- Prepositional constructionzu einer Feierzu + Dativ
- Sentence patternDie Feier beginnt am Abend.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymFest — celebration
A Fest is usually a planned Feier; Feier refers more generally to celebrating together or to the event itself.
- Narrower termHochzeit — wedding
A Hochzeit is a particular Feier for a marriage ceremony; a Feier can have many other occasions.
- Broader termVeranstaltung — event
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Word family
- Feierabend — after-work time
- Feiertag — public holiday