Noun
das Corps
Pronunciation: /koːr/
a corps, a kind of traditional student's corporation in German-speaking Europe
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plural Corps
Meanings
Noun
- a corps, a kind of traditional student's corporation in German-speaking Europe
Example sentence
Das Corps veranstaltet jedes Jahr ein Treffen für ehemalige Mitglieder.
The student corps holds a meeting for former members every year.
Word forms
singular
das Corps
plural
die Corps
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Corps
Accusativedas Corps
Dativedem Corps
Genitivedes Corps
Plural
Nominativedie Corps
Accusativedie Corps
Dativeden Corps
Genitiveder Corps
Usage
- einem Corps angehören — belong to this traditional type of student fraternity; dative
- Corps / Korps — Corps is used for the student association; Korps commonly names a military formation
In dem Buch beschreibt er seine Studienzeit und seine Mitgliedschaft in einem Corps.
In the book, he describes his university years and his membership in a student corps.