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Buchmesse

die Buchmesse

Buchmesse is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
die Buchmessen
English
book fair
Level
A2
Topic
Places

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Why is it die Buchmesse?

Buchmesse is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: die Messe. So it’s die Buchmesse.

Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] Most (often annually held) exhibition for books

[1] meist (oft jährlich stattfindende) Ausstellung für Bücher

Examples

[1] In the evening, the Leipzig Book Fair opens up

[1] Am Abend eröffnet die Leipziger Buchmesse.

[1] This year, Japan was host country of the Frankfurter Book Fair

[1] In diesem Jahr war Japan Gastland der Frankfurter Buchmesse.
More source examples (3)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] At the book fair, authors, publishers, lecturers and readers meet

[1] Auf der Buchmesse treffen sich Autoren, Verleger, Lektoren und Leser.

[1] "How practical that there is the Frankfurt Book Fair in October and we have to go there anyway at" [1]

[1] „Wie praktisch, dass es im Oktober die Frankfurter Buchmesse gibt und wir da ohnehin hinfahren müssen.“[1]

[1] "The Book Fair Frankfurt, which is the largest of the world, invites a host country annually, for 2014 Finland." [2]

[1] „Die Buchmesse Frankfurt, die als größte der Welt gilt, lädt jährlich ein Gastland ein, für 2014 Finnland.“[2]

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Buchmesse die Buchmessen
Genitiv der Buchmesse der Buchmessen
Dativ der Buchmesse den Buchmessen
Akkusativ die Buchmesse die Buchmessen

Pronunciation

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