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Klassenkamerad

classmate

noun KLAH-sen-ka-me-raht Rare
People & Society Education

Origin: from Klasse and Kamerad (comrade)

Also means

schoolmate

Usage Note

Klassenkamerad stresses the comradely bond between members of a school class, warmer in tone than the neutral Mitschüler. It is a weak (n-)noun, so it adds -en in the accusative and dative singular: meinen Klassenkameraden. The female form is Klassenkameradin.

Examples

"Er traf einen alten Klassenkameraden in der Stadt."

Natural Translation

He met an old classmate in town.

Literal Translation

He met an old class-comrade in the town.

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