Lotte macht ein Praktikum in einem Museum. Lotte is doing an internship at a museum.

noun · A2

das Praktikum

[ˈpʁaktikʊm]

internship, work placement

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Other Examples

Ich suche ein Praktikum für den Sommer.

I'm looking for an internship for the summer.
Wo hast du dein Praktikum gemacht?

Where did you do your internship?
Emil hat schon drei Praktika gemacht.

Emil has already done three internships.

Grammar

Plural: die Praktika In the plural the article is always "die".

Nouns ending in -um are usually neuter: das Praktikum. Der, Die or Das? The Rules

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case	Singular	Plural	Example
Nominative wer? was?	das Praktikum	die Praktika
Accusative wen? was?	das Praktikum	die Praktika	Wir bewerben uns zusammen für ein Praktikum. We're applying for an internship together.
Dative wem?	dem Praktikum	den Praktika	Hast du ein Zeugnis von deinem Praktikum? Do you have a reference from your internship?
Genitive wessen?	des Praktikums	der Praktika

How the Word Is Built

Prakt root ikum suffix

Word family

praktischder Praktikantdie Praktikantindie Praxis

In Otti's situations: Lotte applies for a job

der Abschluss die Ausbildung sich bewerben die Bewerbung erfahren die Erfahrung flexibel die Kenntnis kündigen der Lebenslauf die Stelle die Stellenanzeige

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