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# {{lb|de|transitive|or|intransitive}} to [[study]] at [[university]] or [[college]] |
# {{lb|de|transitive|or|intransitive}} to [[study]] at a [[university]] or [[college]]; to be a [[student]] (of) |
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#: {{ux|de|Sie '''studiert''' Chemie.|She '''studies''' chemistry.}} |
#: {{ux|de|Sie '''studiert''' Chemie.|She '''studies''' chemistry.}} |
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#: {{ux|de|Seit wann '''studierst''' du?|For how long have you '''been a student'''?}} |
#: {{ux|de|Seit wann '''studierst''' du?|For how long have you '''been a student'''?}} |
Revision as of 03:58, 23 November 2021
German
Etymology
From Middle High German studieren, from Latin studeō + -ieren.
Pronunciation
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Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -iːʁən
Verb
studieren (weak, third-person singular present studiert, past tense studierte, past participle studiert, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive or intransitive) to study at a university or college; to be a student (of)
- Sie studiert Chemie.
- She studies chemistry.
- Seit wann studierst du?
- For how long have you been a student?
- (transitive, perhaps slightly dated) to study scientifically; to research; to perform a study on
- Er studiert den Nestbau der Ameisen.
- He studies the nest building of ants.
- (transitive, slightly informal) to look at minutely; to study; to peruse; to analyse
- Sie studierte seinen Brief.
- She studied his letter.
- Er studierte ihren Gesichtsausdruck.
- He studied her facial expression.
Usage notes
- Generally not used of private or school learning, nor in the sense of “to review already learnt material”. There are certain exceptions to this, but they are chiefly restricted to idioms or some specific contexts. Lernen is the normal word for this.
Conjugation
infinitive | studieren | ||||
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present participle | studierend | ||||
past participle | studiert | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich studiere | wir studieren | i | ich studiere | wir studieren |
du studierst | ihr studiert | du studierest | ihr studieret | ||
er studiert | sie studieren | er studiere | sie studieren | ||
preterite | ich studierte | wir studierten | ii | ich studierte1 | wir studierten1 |
du studiertest | ihr studiertet | du studiertest1 | ihr studiertet1 | ||
er studierte | sie studierten | er studierte1 | sie studierten1 | ||
imperative | studier (du) studiere (du) |
studiert (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Synonyms
- (research): erforschen; untersuchen (more common)
Descendants
- → Lower Sorbian: studěrowaś
- → Serbo-Croatian: studirati
- → Slovene: študirati
Further reading
- “studieren” in Duden online
Categories:
- German terms inherited from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Latin
- German terms suffixed with -ieren
- German terms with audio links
- Rhymes:German/iːʁən
- Rhymes:German/iːʁən/3 syllables
- German lemmas
- German verbs
- German weak verbs
- German verbs using haben as auxiliary
- German transitive verbs
- German intransitive verbs
- German terms with usage examples
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