Is it der, die, or das Sommerferien?

The noun (Substantiv/Nomen) Sommerferien is feminine in German. Therefore, the correct definite article in the nominative singular is die. So, you say: die Sommerferien.

die(plural)

Sommerferien

summer holidays

Learning Rule for Sommerferien

This word is composed and its gender is always determined by the root word.

Meaning of Sommerferien

Die Ferien im Sommer, die längste Schulferienzeit in Deutschland.

The summer holidays, the longest school holiday period in Germany.

Examples of Sommerferien

Wir fahren in den Sommerferien ans Meer.

We are going to the sea during the summer holidays.

Often used together with Sommerferien

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