Noun
das Pfingsten
Pronunciation: /pfɪŋstən/
Pentecost
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plural Pfingsten
Meanings
Noun
- Pentecost
Example sentence
An Pfingsten fahren wir jedes Jahr zu meinen Großeltern.
At Pentecost we go to my grandparents' every year.
Word forms
singular
das Pfingsten
plural
die Pfingsten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Pfingsten
Accusativedas Pfingsten
Dativedem Pfingsten
Genitivedes Pfingstens
Plural
Nominativedie Pfingsten
Accusativedie Pfingsten
Dativeden Pfingsten
Genitiveder Pfingsten
Usage
- zu Pfingsten — at Pentecost; an Pfingsten is also used
- Pfingstmontag — Whit Monday; the compound drops the ending -en
Zu Pfingsten übernachteten wir bei Freunden auf dem Land.
At Pentecost, we stayed with friends in the countryside.