Why is it das Festival?
Festival ends in -al, but that ending doesn’t settle the article: in a German dictionary, 65% of -al nouns take das and 33% take der. So learn it with its article: das Festival.
Which endings you can rely onMeaning
[1] Mostly multi -day event, in which several artists perform, with an additional program
[1] meistens mehrtägige Veranstaltung, bei der mehrere Künstler auftreten, mit zusätzlichem ProgrammExamples
[1] I was on three festivals last year
[1] Ich war letztes Jahr auf drei Festivals.
[1] "The festival was also something for Insiderä"
[1] „Auch das Festival war etwas für Insider.“
More source examples (1)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "The Spanish opera star Placido Domingo, who was released in mid-July after the treatment of pulmonary embolism from a Madrid hospital, has confirmed his appointments as a singer and conductor as part of the festival for the 100th anniversary of the Arena of Verona" "
[1] „Der spanische Opernstar Placido Domingo, der Mitte Juli nach der Behandlung einer Lungenembolie aus einem Madrider Krankenhaus entlassen worden ist, hat seine Termine als Sänger und Dirigent im Rahmen des Festivals für das 100-jährige Jubiläum der Arena von Verona bestätigt.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Festival | die Festivals |
| Genitiv | des Festivals | der Festivals |
| Dativ | dem Festival | den Festivals |
| Akkusativ | das Festival | die Festivals |
Pronunciation
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