German noun, masculine · CEFR A1

der Kurs

Meaning in English: course, class, rate

Rank 1,260 of 5,000noun · derLevel A12 forms in the list
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Example

Der Kurs findet immer dienstags statt.

The class always takes place on Tuesdays.

Der, die or das?

Kurs is masculine: der Kurs. How to tell the gender from the ending.

Forms of Kurs in the top 5,000

These forms of Kurs are in the top 5,000 as well — plural and case forms are counted separately:

Kurse#2,207
courses, classes; ratesA2

Die Volkshochschule bietet viele günstige Kurse an.
The adult education centre offers lots of cheap courses.

How common is Kurs?

Kurs is number 1,260 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 72 times per million words — about once every 14,000 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 66% of the words in an ordinary German text. A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 1,256das Mottomotto, theme
  2. 1,257erhöhtraised, increased
  3. 1,258darausfrom it, out of it
  4. 1,259die Behinderungdisability, obstruction
  5. 1,260der Kurscourse, class, rate
  6. 1,261die Antwortanswer, reply
  7. 1,262gesetzlichenlegal, statutory
  8. 1,263die Gestaltungdesign, arrangement
  9. 1,264die Funktionfunction, role

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