Bafög

German

Alternative forms

• BAföG

Etymology

Abbreviation of Bundesausbildungsförderungsgesetz (“Federal Training Assistance Act”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Bafög n (strong, genitive Bafögs or Bafög, no plural)

1. A German federal law concerning means-tested financial assistance for university students.
2. (colloquial) The grant which is paid under this law.

Declension

Declension of Bafög [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Bafög
genitive	eines	des	Bafögs, Bafög
dative	einem	dem	Bafög
accusative	ein	das	Bafög

Derived terms

• Bafög-Schmarotzer

Further reading

• “Bafög” in Duden online