Klasse

class

noun KLAS-se Common

Origin: from Latin classis

Also means

grade

Usage Note

Klasse covers a school class, a category, or a social class, and colloquially it is an exclamation of approval: Klasse! ('Great!'). It is feminine, die Klasse, plural Klassen. The compound Klassenzimmer means 'classroom'.

Examples

"Die Klasse schreibt heute eine Prüfung."

Natural Translation

The class is taking an exam today.

Literal Translation

The class writes today an exam.

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