Klassenarbeit

German

Etymology

From Klasse (“form, class”) +‎ Arbeit (“work”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkla.sənˌar.baɪ̯t/, /ˈkla.sən.arˌbaɪ̯t/

• Audio:

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Noun

Klassenarbeit f (genitive Klassenarbeit, plural Klassenarbeiten)

1. (school) written class test, exam

Usage notes

• Klassenarbeiten are the most formal kind of exams in German schools. They are usually announced some time in advance and their number per semester and subject is fixed (at school level and, with regard to minima and maxima, at state level). They also have a fixed influence on a pupil's mark, typically 25 percent per exam. Additional, less formal exams are called Test, Abfrage, or the like.
• From year 11 onwards, Klassenarbeiten are usually called Klausuren instead, which is also the term used at universities.

Declension

Declension of Klassenarbeit [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Klassenarbeit	die	Klassenarbeiten
genitive	einer	der	Klassenarbeit	der	Klassenarbeiten
dative	einer	der	Klassenarbeit	den	Klassenarbeiten
accusative	eine	die	Klassenarbeit	die	Klassenarbeiten

Further reading

• “Klassenarbeit” in Duden online
• “Klassenarbeit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache