Definition
A planned and organised event in which several people can take part.
Translations
- English
- event
- Français
- manifestation
- Türkçe
- etkinlik
- Polski
- wydarzenie
- Русский
- мероприятие
- Українська
- захід
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Veranstaltung
- A2
- Noun
- Leisure & Hobbies
- City & Places
- Society & Public Life
event
/diː fɛɐ̯ˈʔanʃtaltʊŋ/
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
- Veranstaltungen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Topics
- Leisure & HobbiesPrimaryCity & PlacesSociety & Public Life
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Veranstaltung findet im Stadtpark statt.NominativSing.The event takes place in the city park.
- Die Stadt plant die Veranstaltung seit Monaten.AkkusativSing.The city has been planning the event for months.
- Viele Besucher freuen sich bei der Veranstaltung über das Programm.DativSing.At the event, many visitors are looking forward to the program.
- Der Beginn der Veranstaltung ist für acht Uhr geplant.GenitivSing.The event is scheduled to begin at eight o’clock.
- Die Veranstaltungen finden regelmäßig im Stadtpark statt.NominativPlur.The events regularly take place in the city park.
- Die Organisatoren verschieben die Veranstaltungen wegen des Wetters.AkkusativPlur.The organizers are postponing the events because of the weather.
- Bei den Veranstaltungen treffen sich viele Menschen.DativPlur.Many people meet at the events.
- Die Termine der Veranstaltungen stehen im Kalender.GenitivPlur.The dates of the events are in the calendar.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Veranstaltung/fɛɐ̯ˈʔanʃtaltʊŋ/
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Article phrase
die Veranstaltung/diː fɛɐ̯ˈʔanʃtaltʊŋ/
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Plural
Veranstaltungen/fɛɐ̯ˈʔanʃtaltʊŋən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Veranstaltung | die Veranstaltungen |
| Akkusativ | die Veranstaltung | die Veranstaltungen |
| Dativ | der Veranstaltung | den Veranstaltungen |
| Genitiv | der Veranstaltung | der Veranstaltungen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeine Veranstaltung organisieren
- Collocationeine Veranstaltung besuchen
- Collocationeine Veranstaltung planen
- Prepositional constructionauf eine Veranstaltung wartenauf + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionbei einer Veranstaltung helfenbei + Dativ
- Sentence patternDie Veranstaltung beginnt um acht Uhr.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Narrower termKonzert — concert
- Near-synonymEreignis — event
A Veranstaltung is usually planned and organized; Ereignis refers more generally to something that happens.
- Narrower termFestival — festival
- Narrower termVersammlung
A Versammlung is a gathering of people and can be a special form of Veranstaltung.
- Narrower termKonferenz — conference
- Narrower termFeier — celebration
A Feier is a festive Veranstaltung for an occasion; Veranstaltung is the more general term.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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