Breakdown of Wir feiern Weihnachten im Dezember.
wir
we
feiern
to celebrate
der Dezember
December
das Weihnachten
Christmas
Questions & Answers about Wir feiern Weihnachten im Dezember.
Why do we use im before Dezember instead of just in?
In German, months always take the preposition in plus the definite article dem (the word for "the" in the dative case). These two words combine to form the contraction im. So literally, you are always saying "in the December".
Why doesn't Weihnachten have an article like das in front of it?
Just like in English, holidays in German like Weihnachten (Christmas) or Ostern (Easter) are generally used without an article when talking about the holiday in a broad, general sense.
Could I say Wir feiern im Dezember Weihnachten instead?
Yes! German is very flexible with word order. Putting the time (im Dezember) before the direct object (Weihnachten) is actually very common and often sounds even more natural in German, although both ways are perfectly correct.
Does the verb feiern only mean to celebrate holidays?
Not at all! While it means "to celebrate" for holidays and birthdays, feiern is also the standard everyday verb for "to party" or "to go clubbing".
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