das Festmahl

B2

feast / banquet

English meaning
feast / banquet
Gender
das — neuter
Plural
die Festmähler
Vocabulary package
Meals & Mealtimes

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Festmahl in a sentence

Wir haben ein großes Festmahl zu Ehren des Gastes vorbereitet.

We prepared a great feast in honor of the guest.

Declension of das Festmahl

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedas Festmahldie Festmähler
Accusativedas Festmahldie Festmähler
Dativedem Festmahlden Festmählern
Genitivedes Festmahlsder Festmähler

Word family

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

Where Festmahl comes from

[1] Determinativkompositum aus den Substantiven Fest und Mahl

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Questions about Festmahl

Is it der, die or das Festmahl?

It is das Festmahl — Festmahl is neuter. In the plural it becomes die Festmähler.

What is the plural of Festmahl?

The plural of das Festmahl is die Festmähler.

What is the genitive of Festmahl?

The genitive singular is des Festmahls. The dative plural is den Festmählern.

What does Festmahl mean in English?

das Festmahl means "feast / banquet". For example: "Wir haben ein großes Festmahl zu Ehren des Gastes vorbereitet." — "We prepared a great feast in honor of the guest."

What level is Festmahl in German?

Festmahl is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the meals & mealtimes vocabulary.

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