Why is it die Fete?
Fete ends in -e, and most nouns ending in -e are feminine: in a German dictionary, 79% of them take die.
All nouns ending in -e die
Meaning
[1] Loose, informal celebration
[1] lockere, ungezwungene FeierExamples
[1] "Yes, the greatest thing is laughing when we have a party"
[1] „Ja, das Tollste ist doch Lachen, wenn wir eine Fete machen.“
[1] "My friends had never seen our new house before, and I said at school that we could make a little party"
[1] „Meine Freunde hatten unser neues Haus noch nie gesehen, und ich erzählte in der Schule, dass wir eine kleine Fete machen könnten.“
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Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Fete | die Feten |
| Genitiv | der Fete | der Feten |
| Dativ | der Fete | den Feten |
| Akkusativ | die Fete | die Feten |
Pronunciation
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