schoolmate
der Schulkamerad, die Schulkameraden
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schoolmate
A boy or man who attends or attended the same school or class as someone else.
Mein Schulkamerad und ich sitzen seit der ersten Klasse nebeneinander.
My schoolmate and I have been sitting next to each other since first grade.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Schulkameraden |
| genitive | des Schulkameraden |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Schulkamerad | die Schulkameraden |
| accusative | den Schulkameraden | die Schulkameraden |
| dative | dem Schulkameraden | den Schulkameraden |
| genitive | des Schulkameraden | der Schulkameraden |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Schulkamerad' (schoolmate) consists of 'Schul-' and 'Kamerad' (companion). The first part belongs to 'Schule' (school) and shows the area of life in which you know the companion.
Auf dem Foto stehen meine Schulkameraden vor unserem alten Schulgebäude.
In the photo, my schoolmates are standing in front of our old school building.
In the common phrase 'ein alter Schulkamerad' (an old schoolmate), 'alt' (old) usually refers to the long time that has passed since the shared school days, not to the person's age.
Mit 25 Jahren traf sie zufällig einen alten Schulkameraden aus ihrer Grundschulzeit wieder.
At the age of 25, she happened to run into an old schoolmate from her elementary school days.
Typical phrases are 'mit einem Schulkameraden befreundet sein' (to be friends with a schoolmate) and 'mit einem Schulkameraden in Kontakt bleiben' (to stay in touch with a schoolmate). In these patterns, the person is connected with 'mit' (with) and the dative case.
Ich bin auch nach dem Umzug mit meinen Schulkameraden in Kontakt geblieben.
Even after moving away, I stayed in touch with my schoolmates.
