Vocabulary
der
Campus
/ˈkampʊs/· noun· Pl. die Campus
campus (university grounds); (company) campus
Der Campus — the grounds of a university with its lecture halls, library and Mensa; large companies also call their office sites a Campus.
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- Singular
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- Plural
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Campus
campus
Die meisten Erstsemester wohnen in Wohnheimen direkt auf dem Campus.
Most first-year students live in halls of residence right on the campus.
Word family
Campusder Hochschulcampusuniversity campusdas Campuslebencampus lifedas Campusgeländecampus grounds
Common combinations
- auf dem Campuson campus
- der neue Campusthe new campus
- über den Campus führento show around the campus
Common learner mistakes
- die Campidie CampusThe usual plural is unchanged, die Campus (Campusse also occurs); the Latin plural Campi is not standard.
Real examples
- Auf dem Campus gibt es zwei Mensen, eine Bibliothek und ein kleines Kino.On the campus there are two cafeterias, a library and a small cinema.
- Die Universität plant, alle Institute bis 2030 auf einem neuen Campus am Stadtrand zusammenzuführen.The university plans to bring all its institutes together on a new campus on the edge of town by 2030.
- In der Einführungswoche werden die Erstsemester in kleinen Gruppen über den Campus geführt.During induction week, the first-years are shown around the campus in small groups.
