Noun
die Osterferien
Pronunciation: /ɔstˌfeːri̯ən/
Easter holidays (school holidays around Easter)
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Meanings
Noun
- Easter holidays (school holidays around Easter)
Example sentence
In den Osterferien fahren wir zu den Großeltern.
In the Easter holidays we go to our grandparents.
Word forms
plural only
die Osterferien
The four cases
Plural
Nominativedie Osterferien
Accusativedie Osterferien
Dativeden Osterferien
Genitiveder Osterferien
Osterferien is used only in the plural.
Usage
- in den Osterferien — During the Easter school holidays; dative plural.
- Osterferien / Ostern — The holiday period around Easter versus the festival itself.
In den Osterferien besuchten wir ein kleines Eisenbahnmuseum.
During the Easter holidays, we visited a small railway museum.