verb
to study (at a university)
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studieren means 'to study (at a university)'. Top meaning: enroll in or pursue academic studies. It's a regular weak verb (studiert), uses auxiliary 'haben' for the perfect tense, not reflexive and not separable. Common collocation: 'an der Universität/Uni studieren'. Present participle: 'studierend'.
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Der Dozent sagte, dass viele junge Leute früher in dieser Stadt studierten, bevor die Studiengebühren eingeführt wurden.
The lecturer said that many young people had studied in this city in the past before tuition fees were introduced.
Ich studiere Medizin.
I'm studying medicine.
Er studierte Jura.
He studied law.
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Imagine students in a lecture hall taking notes
sounds like 'student' → studieren = to study (at university)
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Commonly used for university-level study. Perfekt takes 'haben' (habe studiert). Note: Konjunktiv I simple past and some Konjunktiv I past-subtypes are not generally used and have been marked 'not applicable'.