noun
school
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Means 'school' (institution for education). Feminine noun: die Schule. Common plural Schulen (die Schulen). Regular declension with plural -n. Common collocations: 'zur Schule gehen' (zu + der) or 'in die Schule gehen'. No reflexivity or auxiliary; use appropriate articles in cases.
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Die Kinder gehen zur Schule.
The children go to school.
Die Kinder gehen morgens in die Schule.
The children go to school in the morning.
Am Montag gingen die Kinder zur Schule, weil die Lehrer eine Exkursion planten.
On Monday the children went to school because the teachers planned an excursion.
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Children entering a building with a sign 'Schule' above the door
die — imagine a school with a big female teacher 'die Lehrerin' at the door
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Common collocation: zur Schule gehen (to go to school).