Definition
A special event or day when people celebrate together.
Translations
- English
- celebration
- Français
- fête
- Türkçe
- şenlik
- Polski
- święto
- Русский
- праздник
- Українська
- свято
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Fest
- A2
- Noun
- Leisure & Hobbies
- Society & Public Life
celebration
/das ˈfɛst/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- das
- Gender
- Neuter
- Plural
- Feste
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Topics
- Leisure & HobbiesPrimarySociety & Public Life
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Fest findet auf dem Marktplatz statt.NominativSing.The festival takes place in the town square.
- Wir besuchen das Fest am Wochenende.AkkusativSing.We are attending the festival at the weekend.
- Wir geben dem Fest eine besondere Bedeutung.DativSing.We attach special significance to the festival.
- Die Geschichte des Festes ist interessant.GenitivSing.The history of the festival is interesting.
- Die Feste in der Stadt sind sehr beliebt.NominativPlur.The festivals in the city are very popular.
- Viele Familien feiern die Feste gemeinsam.AkkusativPlur.Many families celebrate the festivals together.
- Bei den Festen treffen sich Freunde.DativPlur.Friends meet at the festivals.
- Die Termine der Feste stehen im Kalender.GenitivPlur.The dates of the festivals are listed in the calendar.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Fest/fɛst/
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Article phrase
das Fest/das ˈfɛst/
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Plural
Feste/ˈfɛstə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Fest | die Feste |
| Akkusativ | das Fest | die Feste |
| Dativ | dem Fest | den Festen |
| Genitiv | des Festes | der Feste |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationein großes Fest feiern
- Collocationein Fest organisieren
- Collocationein Fest besuchen
- Collocationein Fest im Freien
- Verb constructionein Fest feiern + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionauf dem Festauf + Dativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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