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Pfingsten

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

Plural
die Pfingsten
English
Pentecost, Whitsun
Level
B1

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

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Why is it das Pfingsten?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Pfingsten, so learn the two together: das Pfingsten.

Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Christian festival seven weeks after Easter

[1] christliches Fest sieben Wochen nach Ostern

Examples

[1] Bolle recently traveled to Pentecost, after Pankow his goal - (folk song)

[1] Bolle reiste jüngst zu Pfingsten, nach Pankow war sein Ziel - (Volkslied)

[1] We drive over Pentecost

[1] Wir fahren über Pfingsten weg.
More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] The last Pentecost was bad weather

[1] Letzte Pfingsten war schlechtes Wetter.

Declension

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

Pronunciation

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