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Ferien: school holidays — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

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Ferien

school holidays

a period when school is closed or people are on vacation

IPA/ˈfeːʁi̯ən/

The main stress is on the first syllable.

Ferien: school holidays

Meaning 1neutral · 90%

a period when school is closed or people are on vacation

Wann beginnen bei euch die Ferien?

In den Ferien fahren wir ans Meer.

Die Kinder freuen sich schon auf die Ferien.

Ferien is plural-only: die Ferien, in den Ferien.

in den Ferien — during the holidaysFerien haben — be on school holidays

Ich habe eine Ferie.

Ich habe Ferien.

Ferien is normally used only in the plural.

Say die Ferien and in den Ferien; there is normally no singular form in this meaning.

Choose one answer.

Which phrase is correct?

Ferien is normally used only in the plural and refers especially to school holidays or a vacation period.