noun
seminar, workshop
B1
Seminar means an academic seminar or a practical workshop. It's a neuter noun (das Seminar), plural Seminare. Often used in phrases like 'an einem Seminar teilnehmen' (takes preposition an with dative). Regular declension and plural; not irregular.
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Ich nehme an einem Seminar über Zeitmanagement teil.
I'm attending a seminar on time management.
Sie besuchen ein Seminar über Präsentationstechniken, das wie ein praktischer Workshop aufgebaut ist.
They are attending a workshop on presentation techniques that's structured like a practical seminar.
Das Seminar beginnt nächste Woche im Hörsaal 3.
The seminar starts next week in lecture hall 3.
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Picture a small group around a table with a sign 'Seminar' on the door.
same as English 'seminar' — identical in form and meaning.
das (neuter) — imagine a neutral classroom sign saying 'Der Seminarraum' to remember 'das Seminar'.
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A common university word. 'Seminar' (das) becomes 'Seminare' in the plural. It can mean a class, a small academic course, or a workshop depending on context.