Definition
A temporary practical placement in a workplace or institution intended for learning about a profession.
Translations
- English
- internship
- Français
- stage
- Türkçe
- staj
- Polski
- praktyka
- Русский
- стажировка
- Українська
- стажування
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Praktikum
- A1
- Noun
- Education & Learning
- Work & Professions
internship
/das ˈpʁaktikʊm/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- das
- Gender
- Neuter
- Plural
- Praktika
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Education & LearningPrimaryWork & Professions
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Praktikum ist hier das Thema.NominativSing.The topic here is “internship”.
- Der Text nennt das Praktikum.AkkusativSing.The text mentions “internship”.
- Der Text handelt vom Praktikum.DativSing.The text is about “internship”.
- Mehrere Praktika werden hier genannt.NominativPlur.Several examples related to “internship” are mentioned here.
- Der Text nennt mehrere Praktika.AkkusativPlur.The text mentions several examples related to “internship”.
- Der Text handelt von mehreren Praktika.DativPlur.The text is about several examples related to “internship”.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Praktikum/ˈpʁaktikʊm/
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Article phrase
das Praktikum/das ˈpʁaktikʊm/
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Plural
Praktika/ˈpʁaktika/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Praktikum | die Praktika |
| Akkusativ | das Praktikum | die Praktika |
| Dativ | dem Praktikum | den Praktika |
| Genitiv | des Praktikums | der Praktika |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationein Praktikum machen
- Collocationein Praktikum absolvieren
- Prepositional constructionim Praktikumin + Dativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Semantically relatedAusbildung — vocational training
A Ausbildung is usually longer and more comprehensive than a Praktikum, which primarily serves to become acquainted with an occupation through practical experience.
- Semantically relatedBeruf — occupation
An Praktikum often serves for career orientation and can prepare someone for a later Beruf, but is itself not permanent employment.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word