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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
Both words refer to books used for learning about a particular subject. A „Schulbuch“ is specifically designed for one subject and a particular grade level, whereas a „Lehrbuch“ is also used at universities or in other educational settings. For a specific school class, „Schulbuch“ is therefore the more suitable term.
In der achten Klasse lernt Jonas mit einem Schulbuch über die Grundlagen der Chemie.
In eighth grade, Jonas is learning the basics of chemistry with a schoolbook.
An der Universität lernt Jonas mit einem Lehrbuch über die Grundlagen der Chemie.
At university, Jonas is learning the basics of chemistry with a textbook.
