New German Words: FesteDeutschland

Question 1

Denen

Answer 1

Those, which, whom

Question 2

Christlichen

Answer 2

Christian

Question 3

Hintergrund

Answer 3

Background (Hinter - Grund)

Question 4

Fasching

Answer 4

Carnival (mainly used)

Question 5

Fastnacht

Answer 5

Carnival (rarely used)

Question 6

Genannt (past participle)

Answer 6

Called, mentioned
ex. Used for mentioning something

Question 7

Insbesondere

Answer 7

In particular, especially
ex. Alle Besucher, insbesondere die Kinder, fanden den Clown lustig

Question 8

Süddeutschland

Answer 8

South Germany

Question 9

Gefeiert (past participle)

Answer 9

Celebrated (past participle)
To celebrate (feiern)

Question 10

Verkleiden

Answer 10

Cover, case
ex. The item is cased
ex. Die Frau trug eine Schal verkleiden ihren Hals.

Question 11

Straßen

Answer 11

Roads

Question 12

Ziehen

Answer 12

Move, pull, draw

Question 13

Paraden

Answer 13

Parades

Question 14

Meisten (Viel)

Answer 14

Many, much, a lot

Question 15

Rosenmontag

Answer 15

Carnival Monday

Question 16

Faschingsdienstag

Answer 16

Marci Gras (celebration)

Question 17

Statt

Answer 17

Instead of, rather than
ex. Instead of this idea, let’s do this…

Question 18

Aschermittwoch

Answer 18

Ash Wednesday (celebration)

Question 19

Vorbei

Answer 19

Past, over
ex. He came over (Er kam vorbei)

Question 20

Ostern

Answer 20

Easter

Question 21

Termin

Answer 21

Date, deadline
ex. No set time

Question 22

Karfreitag

Answer 22

Good Friday

Question 23

Gedenkt (past participle, irregular verb)

Answer 23

In memory of, memory
Denken: is to think

Question 24

Gestorben (past participle)

Answer 24

Dead
Sterben: die

Question 25

Ostermontag

Answer 25

Easter Monday

Question 26

Auferstanden

Answer 26

Risen, resurrected

Question 27

Ostersonntag

Answer 27

Easter Sunday

Question 28

Ostereier

Answer 28

Easter Egg

Question 29

Weihnachten

Answer 29

Christmas

Question 30

Heiligen

Answer 30

Holy

Question 31

Beschenkt

Answer 31

Made
Beschenken: make

Question 32

Sich

Answer 32

Sich is used as a reflexive pronoun, meaning that sometimes you can’t tell if it’s referring to a person, place or thing and can also be used to describe the “self” pronouns in English (himself, itself, myself) or even each other and one another

Question 33

Gent

Answer 33

Gentleman (gents)

Question 34

Weihnachtslieder

Answer 34

Christmas Carols

Question 35

Heiligabend

Answer 35

Christmas Eve

Question 36

Schließen

Answer 36

Close, conclude, shut

Question 37

Fesstage

Answer 37

Holidays/Holiday Season

Question 38

Geschäfte

Answer 38

Shops, businesses, stores

Question 39

Sind

Answer 39

“Are to be” or “be”
Sind is mainly used in sentences when talking about multiple things
ex. Die Kinder sind klein