The idea
Use die Frist for the nominative singular, die Frist for the accusative, der Frist for the dative, and der Frist for the genitive. In the dative plural use den Fristen.
| Kasus | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Frist | die Fristen |
| Akkusativ | die Frist | die Fristen |
| Dativ | der Frist | den Fristen |
| Genitiv | der Frist | der Fristen |
Meaning and useful combinations
Frist can be the allowed period up to a deadline. Termin is a scheduled point or appointment, so the nouns are not identical.
Useful combinations: eine Frist einhalten; die Frist verlängern; innerhalb der Frist. Practise each as a complete phrase; the article belongs to the noun even when an adjective comes between them.
Article check: nominative singular
das Fristdie FristThis check asks for the nominative singular: die Frist. In the meaning taught here, Frist is feminine. The nominative plural is die Fristen. Learn both forms together; an English translation does not determine German gender.
Examples
- Die Frist steht im letzten Absatz der Nachricht.The deadline is in the last paragraph of the message.
- Ich trage die Frist in meinen Kalender ein.I enter the deadline in my calendar.
- Innerhalb der Frist fehlen uns noch zwei Rückmeldungen.Within the allowed period we are still missing two responses.
- Das Ende der Frist fällt auf einen Freitag.The deadline falls on a Friday.
- Die Fristen für die beiden Aufgaben sind unterschiedlich.The deadlines for the two tasks differ.
- Bei unklaren Fristen fragen wir schriftlich nach.We ask in writing when deadlines are unclear.
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Watch out
Do not transfer the gender of a translated word into German. The basic learning pair is die Frist — die Fristen. Frist can be the allowed period up to a deadline. Termin is a scheduled point or appointment, so the nouns are not identical.
Try it yourself
___ Frist (der / die / das)
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die
die: Frist is feminine.
Plural: die Frist → die ___
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Fristen
Fristen: the plural has the article die in the nominative and accusative.
Dativ Singular: mit ___ Frist (dem / der)
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der
der: mit takes the dative, giving mit der Frist.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
___ Frist (der / die / das)
Plural: die Frist → die ___
Dativ Singular: mit ___ Frist (dem / der)
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Read the six situations, identify Frist and its forms, then complete the article, plural and dative checks without looking at the table.