das Klassentreffen
class reunion
An organized meeting of former students from a school class, often taking place years after graduation.
EXAMPLE
Nächstes Jahr haben wir unser 20-jähriges Klassentreffen.
Next year we have our 20-year class reunion.
das Klassentreffen
class reunion
das Klassentreffen, die Klassentreffen
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Klassentreffen, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Klassentreffen |
| genitive | des Klassentreffens |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Klassentreffen | die Klassentreffen |
| accusative | das Klassentreffen | die Klassentreffen |
| dative | dem Klassentreffen | den Klassentreffen |
| genitive | des Klassentreffens | der Klassentreffen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound word
'Klassentreffen' (class reunion) is a compound noun made up of 'Klasse' (class; here in the plural/genitive form 'Klassen') and 'Treffen' (meeting). So it literally means a 'meeting of the class.'
EXAMPLE
Das Klassentreffen findet in unserer alten Schule statt.
The class reunion is taking place at our old school.
Typical collocations
'Klassentreffen' (class reunion) is often combined with a number and the suffix '-jährig' to describe the anniversary, e.g. 'das 10-jährige Klassentreffen' (the 10-year class reunion).
EXAMPLE
Wir organisieren gerade unser 25-jähriges Klassentreffen.
We are currently organizing our 25-year class reunion.
Typical verbs
Typical verbs used with 'Klassentreffen' (class reunion) are 'organisieren' (to organize), 'haben' (to have), or 'zu einem Klassentreffen gehen' (to go to a class reunion).
EXAMPLE
Gehst du am Samstag auch zum Klassentreffen?
Are you going to the class reunion on Saturday too?
Wer organisiert eigentlich das nächste Klassentreffen?
Who is actually organizing the next class reunion?
In real life
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