der Informationsabend
Translation
information evening, open evening
Examples
Der Informationsabend beginnt um 19 Uhr.
The information evening starts at 7 p.m.
Wir gehen zum Informationsabend der Schule.
We are going to the school's open evening.
Grammar Patterns
ein Informationsabend zu+3 ((sth.)) an information evening about sth. There is an information evening about the new law.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Infoabend (info evening), Elternabend (parents' evening)
Etymology
A compound word from 'Information' (information) + '-s-' (linking element) + 'Abend' (evening).
Memory Tips
Break it down: 'Information' + 'Abend'. An evening for getting information. The article is 'der' because the last word, 'der Abend', is masculine.