How to Say ‘Where does the big parade start?’ in German
Wo fängt der große Umzug an?
voh fengt dair GROH-seh OOM-tsook an
[voh fengt dair GROH-seh OOM-tsook an]
💬 Usage Tip: The verb anfangen "to start" splits in two: fängt goes early and an jumps to the very end. Same pattern: Wann fängt das Konzert an? "When does the concert start?"
Phrase Breakdown
Wo fängt
voh fengt
Where does (it) start
'Fängt ... an' comes from the separable verb 'anfangen' (to begin). The 'ä' sounds like the e in 'bed'.
Wo fängt die Straße an?
Where does the street begin?
Words in this phrase
Wo
[voh]
where
Question word asking about location.
Wo ist das Büro?
Where is the office?
fängt
[fengt]
starts (with 'an')
Form of the separable verb 'anfangen' (to begin); 'an' goes to the end.
Der Film fängt um acht an.
The film starts at eight.
der große Umzug an?
dair GROH-seh OOM-tsook an
the big parade (start)?
The prefix 'an' moves to the end of the sentence. Stress 'UM' in 'Umzug'.
Wann fängt der Umzug an?
When does the parade start?
Words in this phrase
der
[dair]
the
Feminine article in the dative case, used after 'in' for location.
Das steht in der Zeitung.
That's in the newspaper.
große
[GROH-seh]
big, large
Adjective 'groß' with feminine ending -e.
Das ist eine große Firma.
That is a big company.
Umzug
[OOM-tsook]
parade, procession
Masculine noun for a street parade; also means moving house.
Der Umzug ist sehr bunt.
The parade is very colorful.
an
[an]
(separable prefix)
Prefix of 'anhalten', placed at the end.
Der Bus hält gleich an.
The bus is about to stop.
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