Noun
das Kolleg
Pronunciation: /kɔˈleːk/
adult-education college providing a full-time route to the Abitur
C2
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plural Kollegs
Meanings
Noun
- adult-education college providing a full-time route to the Abitur
Example sentence
Er holte sein Abitur später auf einem Kolleg nach.
He later caught up on his school leaving exam at a college.
Word forms
singular
das Kolleg
plural
die Kollegs
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Kolleg
Accusativedas Kolleg
Dativedem Kolleg
Genitivedes Kollegs
Plural
Nominativedie Kollegs
Accusativedie Kollegs
Dativeden Kollegs
Genitiveder Kollegs
Usage
- am Kolleg das Abitur nachholen — obtain the Abitur later through an adult-education institution
- Kolleg / Kollege — a school or teaching institution versus a colleague; different nouns
Nach seiner Ausbildung besuchte er ein Kolleg, um das Abitur nachzuholen.
After his vocational training, he attended an adult-education college to obtain the Abitur.