die Schuluniform
school uniform
A standard outfit that students at a school are expected or required to wear.
EXAMPLE
An dieser Schule müssen alle Kinder eine Schuluniform tragen.
At this school, all children have to wear a school uniform.
die Schuluniform
school uniform
die Schuluniform, die Schuluniformen
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Schuluniform, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Schuluniformen |
| genitive | der Schuluniform |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Schuluniform | die Schuluniformen |
| accusative | die Schuluniform | die Schuluniformen |
| dative | der Schuluniform | den Schuluniformen |
| genitive | der Schuluniform | der Schuluniformen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound words
'Schuluniform' (school uniform) is made up of 'Schul-' (school) and 'Uniform' (uniform). 'Schul-' indicates that the uniform is connected to a school.
EXAMPLE
Die neue Schuluniform trägt das Logo der Schule.
The new school uniform features the school's logo.
Typical collocations
Common collocations include 'eine Schuluniform tragen' (to wear a school uniform), 'eine Schuluniform einführen' (to introduce a school uniform), and 'eine Schuluniform vorschreiben' (to require a school uniform). 'Schuluniform' often appears as the object after a verb.
EXAMPLE
Die Schule will ab nächstem Jahr eine Schuluniform einführen.
The school wants to introduce a school uniform starting next year.
School regulations
'Schuluniform' (school uniform) often comes up in conversations about school rules and education policy. 'Müssen' (have to) or 'sollen' (be supposed to) can be used to express whether wearing one is compulsory or expected.
EXAMPLE
Laut Schulordnung sollen die Schülerinnen und Schüler bei offiziellen Anlässen eine Schuluniform tragen.
According to the school regulations, students are supposed to wear a school uniform at official events.
In real life
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