Word
Die Feier ist heute in der großen Stadt.
Meaning
The celebration is today in the big city.
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Questions & Answers about Die Feier ist heute in der großen Stadt.
Why is Feier capitalized even though it appears in the middle of the sentence?
In German, all nouns must be capitalized regardless of their position in a sentence. Since Feier is a noun, it is written with a capital F.
Why do we say die Feier instead of der Feier or das Feier?
Feier is a feminine noun in German. Feminine nouns use the definite article die, so it becomes die Feier.
Why do we use der in in der großen Stadt if Stadt is also feminine?
The preposition in here takes the dative case when expressing a location. The dative article for a feminine noun (Stadt) is der, not die. Therefore, it becomes in der.
Why is the adjective spelled großen in in der großen Stadt?
In German, adjectives must be inflected to match the gender, number, and case of the noun they describe. Because Stadt is feminine singular in the dative case with the definite article, the adjective groß gets the ending -en, leading to großen.