holiday camp
das Ferienlager, die Ferienlager
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holiday camp
An organized recreational program for children or teenagers who stay together at a specific location during the school holidays and are supervised there.
In den Sommerferien fährt meine Tochter zwei Wochen lang in ein Ferienlager an der Ostsee.
During the summer holidays, my daughter is going to a holiday camp on the Baltic Sea coast for two weeks.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Ferienlager |
| genitive | des Ferienlagers |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Ferienlager | die Ferienlager |
| accusative | das Ferienlager | die Ferienlager |
| dative | dem Ferienlager | den Ferienlagern |
| genitive | des Ferienlagers | der Ferienlager |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Ferienlager' is made up of 'Ferien' (holidays) and 'Lager' (camp). It refers to a camp where children or teenagers stay together and are supervised during the holidays.
Im Ferienlager schlafen die Kinder in großen Zelten.
At the holiday camp, the children sleep in large tents.
'Ferienlager' is often used with the preposition 'in': Movement there takes 'ins Ferienlager' (to the holiday camp), while staying there takes 'im Ferienlager' (at the holiday camp).
Nächste Woche fährt unser Sohn ins Ferienlager.
Next week, our son is going to the holiday camp.
Im Ferienlager lernen die Jugendlichen viele neue Spiele kennen.
At the holiday camp, the teenagers get to know many new games.
Common collocations include 'ins Ferienlager fahren' (to go to a holiday camp), 'ein Ferienlager organisieren' (to organize a holiday camp), 'an einem Ferienlager teilnehmen' (to take part in a holiday camp), and 'aus dem Ferienlager zurückkommen' (to return from a holiday camp).
Viele Kinder nehmen in den Sommerferien an einem Ferienlager teil.
Many children take part in a holiday camp during the summer holidays.
