Versetzungszeugnis

school report confirming promotion to the next grade

noun fer-ZET-sungs-tsoyg-nis Rare

Usage Note

Versetzungszeugnis is the end-of-year report card that officially states whether a pupil is versetzt (promoted) to the next class. If the report states nicht versetzt, the pupil must repeat the year.

Examples

"Am letzten Schultag bekamen alle Schüler ihr Versetzungszeugnis."

Natural Translation

On the last day of school all pupils received their promotion report.

Literal Translation

On the last school-day got all pupils their promotion-certificate.

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