Gesamtschule

/ɡəˈzamtˌʃuːlə/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
Gesamtschulen

Meaning

  1. comprehensive school

    Built from gesamt (whole) + Schule (school).

    • Er besucht eine Gesamtschule.

      He attends a comprehensive school.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: place. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • gesamt whole
  • Schule school

Practice

1 What does Gesamtschule mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er besucht eine ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Gesamtschule?

nouncompound

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