Schulstoff

school subject matter; curriculum content

noun SHOOL-shtof Rare

Usage Note

Schulstoff is the body of content to be taught and learned in a given school subject or year. Teachers say den Schulstoff durchnehmen (cover the material); students complain there is too much Schulstoff before exams.

Examples

"Der Schulstoff in Physik ist in diesem Jahr besonders anspruchsvoll."

Natural Translation

The curriculum content in physics is particularly demanding this year.

Literal Translation

The school-matter in physics is in this year particularly demanding.

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