Lehrgang

/ˈleːɐ̯ˌɡaŋ/

der 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
die Lehrgänge

Meaning

  1. course

    • Er besucht einen Lehrgang für Erste Hilfe.

      He is attending a first aid course.

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

Similar words

kurs

Lehrgang is a more formal, structured training course; Kurs is more general, and also separately means "course" as in direction, like a ship's course.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

curso

curso is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "course."

Portuguese

rumo

rumo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "course."

Practice

1 What does Lehrgang mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er besucht einen ___ für Erste Hilfe.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Lehrgang?

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