Breakdown of Wir finden den Veranstaltungsort auf dem Festivalgelände.
Questions & Answers about Wir finden den Veranstaltungsort auf dem Festivalgelände.
Because Veranstaltungsort is the direct object of finden, and direct objects take the accusative case in German.
Veranstaltungsort is masculine because its main word is Ort. So its definite article changes like this:
- nominative: der Veranstaltungsort
- accusative: den Veranstaltungsort
In this sentence:
- Wir = subject
- finden = verb
- den Veranstaltungsort = direct object
So den is required.
Because auf is a two-way preposition. After two-way prepositions, German uses:
- dative for a location
- accusative for movement toward a destination
Here the phrase describes where we find the venue, not movement to it. So German uses the dative:
- auf dem Festivalgelände = on/at the festival grounds
Also, Festivalgelände is neuter because Gelände is neuter, so the dative singular article is dem.