Klasse

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German

Etymology

Ultimately from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin classis, probably via (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French classe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈklasə]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Klas‧se
  • Rhymes: -asə

Noun

Klasse f (genitive Klasse, plural Klassen)

  1. a class; a grouping
    1. (school) form; grade; year
    2. (sociology, economics) class (grouping based on upbringing, job, wealth, etc.)
      • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 24/2010, page 88:
        Die Furcht, ein wiedervereinigtes Deutschland werde langfristig stärker seinen nationalen Interessen nachgehen und unilateral agieren – ohne Rücksicht auf den Nachbarn also –, verfolgt seither Frankreichs politische Klasse.
        The fear that a reunited Germany would pursue its national interests more strongly in the long term and act unilaterally – hence without consideration of its neighbors – haunts the political class of France since that time.
    3. (object-oriented programming) class
  2. class; excellence

Usage notes

  • (school): The word Klasse usually refers to a group of ca. 20 to 35 pupils who study together. A school typically has two to five Klassen per Jahrgang or Stufe (“year”).
Sie ist in meiner Klasse. ― She’s in my form.
Depening on context, however, the word may also mean the year as a whole.
Die achte Klasse fand ich schwerer als die neunte. ― I found eighth grade more difficult than ninth.

Declension

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Hyponyms

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