school friend
die Schulfreundin, die Schulfreundinnen
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school friend
A female friend someone goes to school with or was friends with during their school years.
Auch dreißig Jahre nach dem Schulabschluss trifft sie sich regelmäßig mit ihrer alten Schulfreundin.
Even thirty years after graduating from school, she still regularly meets up with her old school friend.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Schulfreundinnen |
| genitive | der Schulfreundin |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Schulfreundin | die Schulfreundinnen |
| accusative | die Schulfreundin | die Schulfreundinnen |
| dative | der Schulfreundin | den Schulfreundinnen |
| genitive | der Schulfreundin | der Schulfreundinnen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Schulfreundin' (school friend) is made up of 'Schule' (school) and 'Freundin' (female friend). It refers to a friend from one's school years or a friend one goes to school with.
Meine Schulfreundin und ich sind seit Jahren im selben Verein.
My school friend and I have been in the same club for years.
Common collocations include 'eine alte Schulfreundin' (an old school friend), 'eine ehemalige Schulfreundin' (a former school friend), and 'sich mit einer Schulfreundin treffen' (to meet up with a school friend). These expressions often refer to a friendship from one's school years.
Gestern habe ich eine ehemalige Schulfreundin im Zug wiedergesehen.
Yesterday, I ran into a former school friend on the train.
When describing a meeting or contact, 'Schulfreundin' often follows 'mit' (with) in the dative. Typical patterns are 'sich mit einer Schulfreundin treffen' (to meet up with a school friend) and 'mit seiner Schulfreundin telefonieren' (to talk on the phone with his school friend).
Sie telefoniert jeden Sonntag mit ihrer Schulfreundin.
She talks on the phone with her school friend every Sunday.
