noun
further education
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Weiterbildung is a feminine noun meaning 'further education' or 'continuing education', especially professional or vocational training to update skills. Gender: die Weiterbildung; plural Weiterbildungen. Common usage: eine Weiterbildung machen. No unusual plural or declension beyond regular feminine patterns; it's countable (eine/mehrere Weiterbildungen).
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Viele Angestellte nahmen an einer Weiterbildung teil, weil der Betrieb neue Technik einführte.
Many employees took part in further training because the company introduced new technology.
Ich mache eine Weiterbildung.
I'm doing further training.
Viele Erwachsene machen eine Weiterbildung, um neue Fähigkeiten zu lernen.
Many adults take further education courses to learn new skills.
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Imagine stacking another floor onto a school building — more education on top of what you already have.
Think 'weiter' = 'wider'/'further' and 'bildung' = 'building' (building further skills).
Die Weiterbildung — many -ung nouns are feminine; remember 'die' for -ung words.
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Weiterbildung refers to continuing or further education for adults and professionals (courses, seminars). It is a feminine noun formed with the -ung suffix.