Familienfest: der, die or das?
dasFamilienfest
Family celebration
Short answer: Familienfest takes the article das (das Familienfest). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “family celebration” in English.
Familienfest: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Family celebration
- Topic
- Relationships and community
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Familienfest take das?
Familienfest is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Fest → das Familienfest.
See the article rules →Familienfest in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Familienfest |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Familienfest |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Familienfest |
More words ending in -fest
They all take das, because the last part decides the article.
