Vocabulary
das
Gymnasium
/ɡʏmˈnaːzi̯ʊm/· noun· Pl. die Gymnasien
grammar school, academic secondary school
Das Gymnasium — the school that ends with the Abitur (in Austria: Matura); nothing to do with a gym.
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- Singular
- das Gymnasium
- Plural
- die Gymnasien
- Genitiv
- des Gymnasiums
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Gymnasium
academic secondary school
Meine Tochter geht aufs Gymnasium.
My daughter goes to grammar school.
Word family
Gymnasiumder Gymnasiastgrammar-school pupildie Gymnasiastin(female) grammar-school pupilgymnasialgrammar-school (adj.): die gymnasiale Oberstufe
Common combinations
- aufs Gymnasium gehento go to grammar school
- am Gymnasiumat grammar school
- das Gymnasium abschließento finish grammar school
Common learner mistakes
- Ich gehe jeden Abend ins Gymnasium zum Trainieren.Ich gehe jeden Abend ins Fitnessstudio.Das Gymnasium is a school; a gym is ein Fitnessstudio.
Real examples
- Nach der Grundschule kam ich aufs Gymnasium.After primary school I went to grammar school.
- Am Gymnasium lernt man oft Latein.At grammar school you often learn Latin.
- Das Gymnasium dauert in Bayern neun Jahre.Grammar school lasts nine years in Bavaria.
