Bafög

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Abbreviation of Bundesausbildungsförderungsgesetz (“Federal Training Assistance Act”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbaːfœk]
  • Audio (Germany):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ba‧fög

Noun

Bafög n (strong, genitive Bafögs or Bafög, no plural)

  1. A German federal law concerning means-tested financial assistance for university students.
  2. (colloquial) The grant which is paid under this law.

Declension

Declension of Bafög [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Bafög
genitive eines des Bafögs, Bafög
dative einem dem Bafög
accusative ein das Bafög

Hypernyms

  • (law): Bundesgesetz
  • (grant): Sozialleistung

Further reading

  • “Bafög” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Bafög” in Duden online
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