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