How to Say ‘Yesterday at the career fair’ in German
Gestern auf der Karrieremesse
GHEHS-tern owf dair kah-REE-air-uh-MESS-uh
[GHEHS-tern owf dair kah-REE-air-uh-MESS-uh]
💬 Usage Tip: [auf der Karrieremesse] uses [der] because [auf] here means being at a place, not moving to it. Same contrast: [auf die Messe] = to the fair, [auf der Messe] = at the fair.
Phrase Breakdown
Gestern
[GHEHS-tern]
yesterday
Sets the time frame for when something happened.
Gestern habe ich Ihren Vortrag gehört.
Yesterday I listened to your presentation.
Auf der Karrieremesse
owf dair kah-REE-air-uh-MESS-uh
At the career fair
'Auf' with the dative here indicates location at an event.
Auf der Karrieremesse habe ich viele Leute getroffen.
At the career fair I met many people.
Words in this phrase
auf
[owf]
at; on
Here it means 'at' and introduces the location of the event.
Auf der Messe haben wir kurz gesprochen.
At the fair we spoke briefly.
der
[dair]
the
Definite article used here with a feminine noun in the dative case.
Auf der Veranstaltung waren viele Recruiter anwesend.
At the event many recruiters were present.
Karrieremesse
[kah-REE-air-uh-MESS-uh]
career fair
A formal networking event focused on jobs, internships, and employer contacts.
Die Karrieremesse hat interessante Gespräche ermöglicht.
The career fair made interesting conversations possible.
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