Definition
The end of the working day and the free time that begins afterwards.
Translations
- English
- after-work time
- Français
- après le travail
- Türkçe
- mesai sonrası
- Polski
- czas po pracy
- Русский
- время после работы
- Українська
- час після роботи
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Feierabend
- A2
- Noun
- Work & Professions
after-work time
/deːɐ̯ ˈfaɪ̯ɐˌʔaːbn̩t/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Feierabende
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Morphology
- Compound
- Topics
- Work & ProfessionsPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Um fünf Uhr habe ich Feierabend.AkkusativSing.I finish work at five o'clock.
- Ich genieße den Feierabend auf dem Balkon.AkkusativSing.I enjoy my free time after work on the balcony.
- Nach Feierabend gehe ich spazieren.DativSing.After work, I go for a walk.
- Der Beginn des Feierabends hängt von der Arbeitszeit ab.GenitivSing.The start of the after-work period depends on the working hours.
- Die Feierabende im Sommer verbringt er oft draußen.NominativPlur.He often spends his summer evenings after work outdoors.
- Sie verbringt ihre Feierabende mit der Familie.AkkusativPlur.She spends her evenings after work with her family.
- An den Feierabenden liest er gern ein Buch.DativPlur.In the evenings after work, he likes to read a book.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Feierabend/ˈfaɪ̯ɐˌʔaːbn̩t/
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Article phrase
der Feierabend/deːɐ̯ ˈfaɪ̯ɐˌʔaːbn̩t/
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Plural
Feierabende/ˈfaɪ̯ɐˌʔaːbn̩də/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Feierabend | die Feierabende |
| Akkusativ | den Feierabend | die Feierabende |
| Dativ | dem Feierabend | den Feierabenden |
| Genitiv | des Feierabends | der Feierabende |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- CollocationFeierabend haben
- Prepositional constructionnach Feierabendnach + Dativ
- Collocationden Feierabend genießen
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeCompound
- FeierModifier
- AbendHead