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Das Konzert am See war das Ereignis des Sommers. The concert by the lake was the event of the summer.

noun · B1

das Ereignis

[ɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯ɡnɪs]

event

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Grammar

Plural
die Ereignisse In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? das Ereignis die Ereignisse
Welches Ereignis hat dich dieses Jahr am meisten überrascht? Which event surprised you the most this year?
Accusative wen? was? das Ereignis die Ereignisse
Dative wem? dem Ereignis den Ereignissen
Genitive wessen? des Ereignisses der Ereignisse

How the Word Is Built

Er prefix eig root nis suffix

er-
reaching a result: erreichen (to reach), erklären (to explain).
-nis
a noun from a verb or an adjective: das Ergebnis (result).

Word family

ereignen

In Otti's situations: Kalle reads the newspaper

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