Breakdown of Die Stornierungsfrist gilt für die Veranstaltungstechnik.
für
for
gelten
to apply
die Veranstaltungstechnik
the event technology
die Stornierungsfrist
the cancellation deadline
Questions & Answers about Die Stornierungsfrist gilt für die Veranstaltungstechnik.
Why is it die Stornierungsfrist and not der or das?
Because the head noun is Frist, and Frist is feminine in German: die Frist.
Stornierungsfrist is a compound noun:
- Stornierung = cancellation
- Frist = deadline / time limit
In German, the last part of a compound decides the gender. Since Frist is feminine, the whole word is feminine too:
- die Frist
- die Stornierungsfrist
Here it is also the subject of the sentence, so die is the nominative feminine article.
What does Stornierungsfrist mean literally?
Literally, it is something like cancellation deadline or cancellation period.
It is made up of:
- Stornierung = cancellation
- Frist = deadline, time limit, fixed period
So Stornierungsfrist refers to the period or deadline within which a cancellation is possible.
Why is the verb gilt used here?