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Der Karneval der Kulturen ist eine große Veranstaltung in Kreuzberg. The Carnival of Cultures is a big event in Kreuzberg.

noun · B1

die Veranstaltung

[fɛɐ̯ˈʔanʃtaltʊŋ]

event

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Grammar

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

Nouns ending in -ung are usually feminine: die Veranstaltung. Der, Die or Das? The Rules

Declension

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

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? die Veranstaltung die Veranstaltungen
Accusative wen? was? die Veranstaltung die Veranstaltungen
Dative wem? der Veranstaltung den Veranstaltungen
Die Logistik ist bei einer Veranstaltung mit dreihundert Läufern aufwendiger, als man denkt. For an event with three hundred runners, the logistics are more complicated than you'd think.
Genitive wessen? der Veranstaltung der Veranstaltungen

How the Word Is Built

Ver prefix an prefix stalt root ung suffix

ver-
often a change, a loss or "away": vermieten (to rent out), verlieren (to lose), sich verlaufen (to get lost).
an-
to, at, the start of something: ankommen (to arrive), anrufen (to call). Separable: Ich rufe dich an.
-ung
a noun from a verb, always feminine: wohnen → die Wohnung (flat), rechnen → die Rechnung (bill).

Word family

veranstaltender Veranstalterdie Veranstalterin

In Otti's situations: The friends at the Carnival of Cultures, The friends organise a charity run

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