das Familienfest
family celebration
A celebration where members of a family meet and celebrate together.
EXAMPLE
Zum Familienfest kamen Verwandte aus dem ganzen Land.
Relatives from all over the country came to the family celebration.
das Familienfest
family celebration / family gathering
das Familienfest, die Familienfeste
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Familienfest, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Familienfeste |
| genitive | des Familienfests |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Familienfest | die Familienfeste |
| accusative | das Familienfest | die Familienfeste |
| dative | dem Familienfest | den Familienfesten |
| genitive | des Familienfests des Familienfestes | der Familienfeste |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound words
'Familienfest' (family celebration) is made up of 'Familie' (family) and 'Fest' (celebration). The base word 'Fest' shows that it is about a celebration; 'Familien-' (family) describes who is involved.
EXAMPLE
Das Familienfest findet dieses Jahr bei meinen Großeltern statt.
This year, the family celebration is being held at my grandparents' house.
Typical collocations
Verbs such as 'feiern' (to celebrate), 'veranstalten' (to host), 'organisieren' (to organize), and 'planen' (to plan) are often used with 'Familienfest' (family celebration). 'Ein großes Familienfest' (a big family celebration) and 'ein jährliches Familienfest' (an annual family celebration) are also common collocations.
EXAMPLE
Die Geschwister organisieren gemeinsam ein großes Familienfest.
The siblings are organizing a big family celebration together.
Prepositions
To express movement to a family celebration, 'zu' (to) is often used with the dative. Staying at the celebration is often expressed with 'auf' (at) and the dative.
EXAMPLE
Nächsten Samstag fahren wir zum Familienfest nach Leipzig.
Next Saturday, we are going to the family celebration in Leipzig.
Auf dem Familienfest lernte sie viele entfernte Verwandte kennen.
At the family celebration, she met many distant relatives.
In real life
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