Noun
die Konfirmation
Pronunciation: /kɔnfɪʁmaˈt͡si̯oːn/
confirmation (ceremony of conscious acknowledgement of the faith)
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plural Konfirmationen
Meanings
Noun
- confirmation (ceremony of conscious acknowledgement of the faith)
Example sentence
Zur Konfirmation bekam sie eine goldene Kette.
For her confirmation she got a gold chain.
Word forms
singular
die Konfirmation
plural
die Konfirmationen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Konfirmation
Accusativedie Konfirmation
Dativeder Konfirmation
Genitiveder Konfirmation
Plural
Nominativedie Konfirmationen
Accusativedie Konfirmationen
Dativeden Konfirmationen
Genitiveder Konfirmationen
Usage
- seine Konfirmation feiern — celebrate confirmation in a Protestant church
- Konfirmation / Firmung — the usual Protestant term versus the usual Catholic term
Zur Konfirmation sang der Chor ein Lied aus dem alten Gesangbuch.
For the confirmation service, the choir sang a song from the old hymnbook.