German noun, neuter · CEFR B1

das Ereignis

Meaning in English: event, occurrence

Rank 4,814 of 5,000noun · dasLevel B12 forms in the list
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Example

Die Hochzeit war das Ereignis des Jahres.

The wedding was the event of the year.

Der, die or das?

Ereignis is neuter: das Ereignis. That fits the pattern — nouns ending in -nis are das in 7 of 8 cases in the list. How to tell the gender from the ending.

Forms of Ereignis in the top 5,000

These forms of Ereignis are in the top 5,000 as well — plural and case forms are counted separately:

Ereignisse#3,107
eventsB1

Die Ereignisse der letzten Tage haben uns geschockt.
The events of the last few days have shocked us.

How common is Ereignis?

Ereignis is number 4,814 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 17 times per million words — about once every 61,000 words. Its most frequent form is Ereignisse (#3,107).

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 78% of the words in an ordinary German text. B1 means an intermediate word, typical of the B1 exam.

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 4,810die Fortsetzungcontinuation, sequel
  2. 4,811der Kochcook, chef
  3. 4,812infragein question (infrage kommen/stellen)
  4. 4,813GriechenlandGreece
  5. 4,814das Ereignisevent, occurrence
  6. 4,815die Bewältigungcoping with, overcoming
  7. 4,816das Hochwasserflood, high water
  8. 4,817meisternto master, to cope with
  9. 4,818frischefresh

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