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das Festival

A2

festival, celebration event

English meaning
festival, celebration event
Gender
das — neuter
Plural
die Festivals
Vocabulary package
Going Out & Nightlife

Festival in a sentence

Am Wochenende ist in der Stadt ein Musik-Festival.

There's a music festival in the town this weekend.

Declension of das Festival

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedas Festivaldie Festivals
Accusativedas Festivaldie Festivals
Dativedem Festivalden Festivals
Genitivedes Festivalsder Festivals

Word family

das Festival is built from das Fest (festival). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Festival comes from

im 20. Jahrhundert von englisch festival entlehnt, das über französisch festival „festlich“ von lateinisch festivalis „festlich“ stammt

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Questions about Festival

Is it der, die or das Festival?

It is das Festival — Festival is neuter. In the plural it becomes die Festivals.

What is the plural of Festival?

The plural of das Festival is die Festivals.

What is the genitive of Festival?

The genitive singular is des Festivals. The dative plural is den Festivals.

What does Festival mean in English?

das Festival means "festival, celebration event". For example: "Am Wochenende ist in der Stadt ein Musik-Festival." — "There's a music festival in the town this weekend."

What level is Festival in German?

Festival is a A2 word — a2 — elementary. It belongs to the going out & nightlife vocabulary.

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