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The article for

Ostern

das Ostern

Ostern is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
die Ostern
English
Easter
Level
B1

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it das Ostern?

Ostern ends in the word der Ern. Compounds usually take the article of their last word, but this one is an exception: das Ostern.

Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Christianity, mostly without an article: Festival of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, starting on Sunday after the first full spring moon

[1] Christentum, meist ohne Artikel: Fest der Auferstehung Jesu Christi, beginnend zum Sonntag nach dem ersten Frühlingsvollmond

[2] colloquially, without an article, in short: "for Easter" or "at Easter"

[2] umgangssprachlich, ohne Artikel, kurz: „zu Ostern“ oder „an Ostern“

Examples

[1] In a week is Easter

[1] In einer Woche ist Ostern.

[1] We drive to Denmark via Easter

[1] Wir fahren über Ostern nach Dänemark.
More source examples (3)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] We were last Easter in Bavaria

[1] Letzte Ostern waren wir in Bayern.

[1] written German: Until 1966 one was started in Germany at Easter

[1] schriftdeutsch: Bis 1966 wurde man in Deutschland zu Ostern eingeschult.

[2] Colloquially: Until 1966, Easter started in Germany

[2] umgangssprachlich: Bis 1966 wurde man in Deutschland Ostern eingeschult.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Ostern die Ostern
Genitiv des Ostern der Ostern
Dativ dem Ostern den Ostern
Akkusativ das Ostern die Ostern

Pronunciation

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