school enrollment
die Einschulung, die Einschulungen
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The beginning of a child's school years, that is, the first day of primary school. In Germany, this day is often marked with a celebration and a Schultüte, a large cone filled with sweets and small gifts.
Zur Einschulung bekam jedes Kind eine große, bunte Schultüte geschenkt.
For school enrollment, each child was given a large, colorful Schultüte.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Einschulungen |
| genitive | der Einschulung |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Einschulung | die Einschulungen |
| accusative | die Einschulung | die Einschulungen |
| dative | der Einschulung | den Einschulungen |
| genitive | der Einschulung | der Einschulungen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
The word comes from the separable verb 'einschulen' (to enroll a child in school). It describes the act of bringing a child 'in die Schule' (to school), that is, the beginning of their school years.
Meine Nichte wird nächstes Jahr eingeschult.
My niece will start school next year.
'Einschulung' (school enrollment) is an important family celebration in Germany, similar to a birthday. A central custom is the 'Schultüte', a large cone filled with sweets and small gifts that the child receives on this day.
Die ganze Familie kam zusammen, um die Einschulung zu feiern.
The whole family came together to celebrate the school enrollment.
When talking about gifts or congratulations, the preposition 'zur' is almost always used: 'etwas zur Einschulung schenken' (to give something as a gift for school enrollment) or 'zur Einschulung gratulieren' (to congratulate someone on school enrollment).
Was wünscht sich dein Sohn zur Einschulung?
What does your son want for his school enrollment?
Wir haben den Nachbarn herzlich zur Einschulung ihrer Tochter gratuliert.
We warmly congratulated the neighbors on their daughter's school enrollment.
While 'Einschulung' (school enrollment) is most common in Germany, in Austria people often say 'der Schulanfang' (the start of school) to describe the event.
In Wien wird der Schulanfang traditionell groß gefeiert.
In Vienna, the start of school is traditionally celebrated in a big way.
