Noun
das Bafög
Pronunciation: [ˈbaːfœk]
A German federal law concerning means-tested financial assistance for university students
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Meanings
Noun
- A German federal law concerning means-tested financial assistance for university students
- The grant which is paid under this law
Example sentence
Nach dem Bafög haben viele Studierende Anspruch auf finanzielle Hilfe.
Under the Bafög law many students are entitled to financial support.
Word forms
singular
das Bafög
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Bafög
Accusativedas Bafög
Dativedem Bafög
Genitivedes Bafögs
Bafög has no common plural.
Usage
- Bafög / BAföG — Bafög is a word-like spelling; BAföG abbreviates Bundesausbildungsförderungsgesetz
- Bafög bekommen — in everyday speech, receive the financial assistance, rather than the law itself
Der Vortrag erklärt, wie das Bafög entstanden ist.
The lecture explains how the Bafög law came into being.