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A book that has been developed specifically for instruction in a particular subject and grade level and contains the teaching material.
Bitte schlagt euer Mathe-Schulbuch auf Seite 54 auf.
Please open your math schoolbook to page 54.
The word is clearly made up of 'die Schule' (school) and 'das Buch' (book). So it literally means a book for school.
Am Anfang des Schuljahres müssen viele neue Schulbücher gekauft werden.
At the beginning of the school year, many new schoolbooks have to be bought.
To specify which subject the book is for, the subject is simply placed in front. This creates words like 'Mathe-Schulbuch' (math schoolbook), 'Deutsch-Schulbuch' (German schoolbook), or 'Biologie-Schulbuch' (biology schoolbook).
Mein Englisch-Schulbuch ist voller nützlicher Vokabeln.
My English schoolbook is full of useful vocabulary.
In class, schoolbooks are often used with certain verbs, for example 'ein Schulbuch aufschlagen' (to open a schoolbook), 'im Schulbuch nachschlagen' (to look something up in the schoolbook), or 'mit dem Schulbuch arbeiten' (to work with the schoolbook).
Wenn du die Antwort nicht weißt, schlag im Schulbuch nach.
If you don't know the answer, look it up in the schoolbook.
textbook
'Lehrbuch' and 'Schulbuch' are both books you learn with. A 'Schulbuch' is made specifically for school, meaning for a particular subject and grade level. A 'Lehrbuch' is more general: it can be used at school, at university, in a course, or for self-study. Learners may confuse the words because many schoolbooks are also textbooks. But not every textbook is a schoolbook. For children at school, people usually say 'Schulbuch'. For university study, work, or self-study, 'Lehrbuch' often fits better.
Tom hat sein Schulbuch für Mathe im Klassenzimmer vergessen.
Tom forgot his math schoolbook in the classroom.
Für den Deutschkurs kauft Maria ein neues Lehrbuch mit vielen Übungen.
For the German course, Maria buys a new textbook with lots of exercises.