die Volksschule
/ˈfɔlksˌʃuːlə/
elementary school, grade school, the “default” type of school where most children got their compulsory education, typically from ages 6~7 through 13~14; primary school, the first school that children go to, typically from ages 6~7 through 9~10; umbrella term for all types of schools that are attended during compulsory education
- genitive
- der Volksschule
- plural
- die Volksschulen
- built from
- Volks + Schule
Meanings
- 1
elementary school, grade school, the “default” type of school where most children got their compulsory education, typically from ages 6~7 through 13~14
- 2
primary school, the first school that children go to, typically from ages 6~7 through 9~10 — Contemporary uses by jurisdiction
- 3
umbrella term for all types of schools that are attended during compulsory education — Contemporary uses by jurisdiction
- 4
a school that combines primary school (Grundschule) and the lowest-ranking type of secondary school (Hauptschule) under one roof — Contemporary uses by jurisdictionrare
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dieVolksschule | dieVolksschulen |
| accusative | dieVolksschule | dieVolksschulen |
| dative | derVolksschule | denVolksschulen |
| genitive | derVolksschule | derVolksschulen |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.