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Klassenarbeit

class test

noun KLAH-sen-ar-byt Rare
People & Society Education

Origin: from Klasse and Arbeit (work)

Also means

graded written test

Usage Note

Klassenarbeit is a graded written test taken by a whole school class, a routine fixture of German secondary schooling. It is less weighty than a Prüfung but counts toward the term grade. The plural is Klassenarbeiten.

Examples

"Nächste Woche schreiben wir eine Klassenarbeit in Deutsch."

Natural Translation

Next week we have a class test in German.

Literal Translation

Next week write we a class-work in German.

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