fasting
das Fasten
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fasting
Voluntarily or religiously required abstention from food, certain foods, or other things for a specific period of time.
Viele Menschen beginnen am Aschermittwoch mit dem Fasten.
Many people begin fasting on Ash Wednesday.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| genitive | des Fastens |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Fasten | – |
| accusative | das Fasten | – |
| dative | dem Fasten | – |
| genitive | des Fastens | – |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Fasten |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | – | die Fasten |
| accusative | – | die Fasten |
| dative | – | den Fasten |
| genitive | – | der Fasten |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Fasten' (fasting) is the infinitive of the verb 'fasten' (to fast) used as a noun. This allows you to make the activity itself the subject of a sentence.
Regelmäßiges Fasten gehört für ihn zu seinem Glauben.
Regular fasting is part of his faith.
With 'das Fasten fällt jemandem leicht oder schwer' (fasting is easy or difficult for someone), you describe how someone copes with it. The person is in the dative case.
Das Fasten fällt meinem Bruder schwer, wenn andere neben ihm essen.
Fasting is difficult for my brother when other people are eating beside him.
The fixed expression 'das Fasten brechen' (to break one's fast) is used when someone eats or drinks something again after a period of fasting. It is particularly common in religious contexts.
Im Ramadan brechen viele Familien nach Sonnenuntergang gemeinsam das Fasten.
During Ramadan, many families break their fast together after sunset.
