Der, die or das Fest?
das Fest
- Gender
- neuter
- English
- festival, celebration
- Plural
- die Feste
Why is it das Fest?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Fest. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: das Fest.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Das Fest beginnt am Samstag um sechs.The festival starts on Saturday at six.
- Wir feiern ein schönes Fest im Garten.We celebrate a nice party in the garden.
Fest in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Fest: definite article first, then the indefinite article.
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der / ein | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Accusative | den / einen | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Dative | dem / einem | der / einer | dem / einem | den |
| Genitive | des / eines | der / einer | des / eines | der |
Fest is one of about 1,700 common nouns in the free Der-Die-Das trainer. Short daily rounds with spaced repetition make the article stick.