studieren
German
Etymology
From Middle High German studieren, from Latin studēre.
Pronunciation
Verb
- (transitive or intransitive) to study at university or college level; 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
Synonyms
- (research): erforschen; untersuchen (more common)
Descendants
- → Lower Sorbian: studěrowaś
- → Serbo-Croatian: studirati
- → Slovene: študirati
Further reading
- “studieren” in Duden online
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