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School & Work

School subjects and routine, future study and career plans, and the world of work.

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Can you always guess a German noun's gender from its meaning?

School & Work is a core part of GCSE German. Revise the key concepts and common mistakes below, then lock them in with the free games.

Key concepts

BerufeJobs: der Arzt/die Ärztin (doctor), der Lehrer/die Lehrerin (teacher), der Ingenieur (engineer), der Anwalt (lawyer).
Job gendersMost German jobs have masculine + feminine forms: Lehrer / Lehrerin, Arzt / Ärztin, Student / Studentin (-in suffix).
Future plans'Ich möchte...werden' (I would like to become...), 'Ich werde...studieren' (I will study...).
AusbildungGerman training: die Ausbildung (apprenticeship), das Praktikum (work placement), die Lehre (apprenticeship).
WorkplaceWorkplace: der Arbeitsplatz, der Chef (boss), das Gehalt (salary), das Vorstellungsgespräch (job interview).
AdjektivendungenAdjective endings depend on case + article: 'ein guter Job' (nom), 'einen guten Job' (acc), 'einem guten Job' (dat).
Ich magI like — followed by subject: Ich mag Mathe.
Ich mag nichtI don't like — Ich mag Physik nicht.
Ich findeI find — Ich finde Deutsch interessant.
interessantInteresting — positive subject adjective.
langweiligBoring — negative; common GCSE word.
schwer / einfachDifficult / easy — opposites for subjects.
die GrundschulePrimary school — years 1 to 4 in Germany.
das GymnasiumAcademic high school — leads to Abitur.
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Common mistakes to avoid

Questions where students often pick the tempting wrong answer — make sure you know the right one:

Can you always guess a German noun's gender from its meaning?✗ Yes, meaning always tells you the gender.   ✓ No — gender is often grammatical (das Mädchen, 'girl', is neuter).
How many genders do German nouns have?✗ Two, like French and Spanish.   ✓ Three — masculine, feminine and neuter (der, die, das).

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