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Student

/ʃtuˈdɛnt/· noun· Pl. die Studenten

student (university, male)

Someone at university — or the working student (Werkstudent) in your team.

CEFR A1Frequency ●●●●●
Your memory
New
Learning
Familiar
Strong
Mastered
Forms
Singular
der Student
Plural
die Studenten
Genitiv
des Studenten
feminin
die Studentin, die Studentinnen
neutral
die Studierenden
n-Deklination
der Student · den Studenten · dem Studenten · des Studenten

One word, many lives

Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.

Student
university student

Er ist Student an der Uni in Regensburg.

He's a student at the university in Regensburg.

Word family

Studentstudierento study (at university)das Studium(university) studiesder Werkstudentworking studentdas Studentenwohnheimstudent hall of residence

Common combinations

  • als Student jobbento have a job as a student
  • ein Student im dritten Semestera third-semester student
  • Student der Informatikstudent of computer science

Common learner mistakes

  • Ich kenne einen Student aus Graz.
    Ich kenne einen Studenten aus Graz.
    -ent nouns are weak: einen / den Studenten.

Real examples

  • Wir haben einen Studenten als Aushilfe eingestellt.We've taken on a student as a temp.
  • Der Student schreibt seine Abschlussarbeit bei uns.The student is writing his thesis with us.
  • Kannst du dem Studenten den Drucker zeigen?Can you show the student the printer?

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