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Der kleine Weihnachtsmarkt in Ottis Straße duftet nach Zimt und gebrannten Mandeln. The little Christmas market on Otti's street smells of cinnamon and roasted almonds.

noun · B1

der Weihnachtsmarkt

[ˈvaɪ̯naxt͡sˌmaʁkt]

Christmas market

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Grammar

Plural
die Weihnachtsmärkte 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? der Weihnachtsmarkt die Weihnachtsmärkte
Am ersten Advent war der Weihnachtsmarkt so voll, dass Lotte sofort wieder ging. On the first Sunday of Advent, the Christmas market was so crowded that Lotte left straight away.
Accusative wen? was? den Weihnachtsmarkt die Weihnachtsmärkte
Welchen Weihnachtsmarkt in Berlin findest du am schönsten? Which Christmas market in Berlin do you like best?
Dative wem? dem Weihnachtsmarkt den Weihnachtsmärkten
Bruno hat auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt drei Bratwürste hintereinander gegessen. Bruno ate three bratwursts in a row at the Christmas market.
Genitive wessen? des Weihnachtsmarkts der Weihnachtsmärkte

How the Word Is Built

Weih root nacht root s linking letter markt root

A compound: Weihnacht + der Markt

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

Weihnachtender Marktder Weihnachtsbaumweihnachtlich

In Otti's situations: Frau Hilde explains German customs

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