Is it der, die or das Fastenzeit?

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Fastenzeit

The correct article in German of Fastenzeit is die. So it is die Fastenzeit! (nominative case)

The word Fastenzeit is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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German declension of Fastenzeit?

How does the declension of Fastenzeit work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1	Singular	Plural
Nominative	die Fastenzeit	die Fastenzeiten
Genitive	der Fastenzeit	der Fastenzeiten
Dative	der Fastenzeit	den Fastenzeiten
Akkusative	die Fastenzeit	die Fastenzeiten

What is the meaning of Fastenzeit in German?

Fastenzeit has various definitions in German:

[1] Religion: Time in which believers contain the consumption of certain food and drinks

[1] Religion: Zeit, in der Gläubige sich des Verzehrs bestimmter Speisen und Getränke enthalten

[2] Christianity: The 40-day preparation time out of Ash Wednesday for Easter

[2] Christentum: die von Aschermittwoch ausgehende 40-tägige Vorbereitungszeit auf das Osterfest

How to use Fastenzeit in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Fastenzeit with translations in English.

[1] „Heute versuchen wir, die Fastenzeit mit der ganzen Familie zu verbringen.“

[1] Today we try to spend Lent with the whole family "

[1] „Man fühlt sich hier an die Fastenzeit erinnert.“

[1] "You feel reminded of Lent here"

[2] Am Aschermittwoch beginnt die Fastenzeit.

[2] On Ash Wednesday the Fasting time begins

[2] „Aber kaum irgendwo auf der Welt dauert die Fastenzeit so lange wie in der Äthiopisch-Orthodoxen Kirche.“

[2] "But hardly anywhere in the world lasts Lent as long as in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church"

[2] „Ich verbrachte die Fastenzeit glücklich und zufrieden mit meinen beiden Engeln, im Freundeskreis von Signor Malipiero und über dem Studium der Experimentalphysik im Kloster S. Maria della Salute.“

[2] "I spent Lent happy and satisfied with my two angels, in the Freundeskreis of Signor Malipiero and about studying experimental physics in the monastery of Maria Della Salute."