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