Noun
die Oberstufe
Pronunciation: /ˈoːbɐˌʃtuː.fə/
upper secondary level (final years before the Abitur)
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plural Oberstufen
Meanings
Noun
- upper secondary level (final years before the Abitur)
Example sentence
In der Oberstufe kann man viele Fächer selbst wählen.
In the final school years you can choose many subjects yourself.
Word forms
singular
die Oberstufe
plural
die Oberstufen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Oberstufe
Accusativedie Oberstufe
Dativeder Oberstufe
Genitiveder Oberstufe
Plural
Nominativedie Oberstufen
Accusativedie Oberstufen
Dativeden Oberstufen
Genitiveder Oberstufen
Usage
- in der Oberstufe — In the upper secondary stage; in takes the dative.
- Oberstufe / Unterstufe — These distinguish higher and lower stages, with exact school structures varying by system.
In der Oberstufe schreiben wir längere Aufsätze als früher.
In upper secondary school, we write longer essays than before.