Vocabulary
die
Semesterferien
/zeˈmɛstɐˌfeːʁi̯ən/· noun· Pl. die Semesterferien (pl.)
semester holidays, vacation (between lecture periods)
Students call the weeks without lectures Semesterferien; universities officially say vorlesungsfreie Zeit, because exams, papers, internships and holiday jobs often fill them.
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Forms
- Singular
- die Semesterferien
- Plural
- die Semesterferien (pl.)
- Genitiv
- der Semesterferien
- nur Plural
- die Semesterferien — like die Ferien
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Semesterferien
semester holidays
In den Semesterferien mache ich ein Praktikum.
I'm doing an internship in the semester holidays.
Word family
Semesterferiendas Semestersemesterdie Ferienholidaysdie Sommerferiensummer holidaysder Ferienjobholiday job
Common combinations
- in den Semesterferienin the semester holidays
- die Semesterferien nutzento make use of the semester holidays
- ein Job in den Semesterferiena vacation job
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
die vorlesungsfreie Zeit (official)
Common learner mistakes
- die Semesterferiedie SemesterferienFerien is plural only, so die Semesterferien always ends in -n.
Real examples
- In den Semesterferien schreibe ich meine Hausarbeit.I'm writing my term paper in the semester holidays.
- Werkstudenten dürfen in den Semesterferien mehr als zwanzig Stunden pro Woche arbeiten.Working students may work more than twenty hours a week in the semester holidays.
- Die Semesterferien sind kürzer, als viele denken.The semester holidays are shorter than many people think.
