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Pronunciation / Transliteration: geupu
"그는 학교에서 친한 급우들과 함께 놀았다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A fellow member of a class or school year.
"She studied with her classmates in the library for the final exam." - 2
Someone who is in the same class at school, college, or university.
"He reconnected with an old classmate after ten years."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word is a compound of 'class' (from Latin 'classis', a division or group called to assembly) and 'mate' (from Middle Low German 'gematte', a companion or messmate). It emerged in the late 16th century to denote a fellow member of the same class in school or college.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Classmate" is said worldwide
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camarade de classe
Transliteration: kamaʁad də klas
"Il a fait ses devoirs avec ses camarades de classe."
Mitschüler
Transliteration: ˈmɪtˌʃyːlɐ
"Sie hilft ihrem Mitschüler bei den Hausaufgaben."
compagno di classe
Transliteration: komˈpaɲɲo di ˈklasse
"Ho incontrato un vecchio compagno di classe oggi."
compañero de clase
Transliteration: kompaˈɲeɾo ðe ˈklase
"Mis compañeros de clase son muy amables."
colega de classe
Transliteration: kuˈleɡɐ dʒi ˈklasi
"Ele estuda com seu colega de classe todas as tardes."
सहपाठी
Transliteration: sahpathi
"वह और उसके सहपाठी परीक्षा की तैयारी कर रहे हैं।"
同班同学
Transliteration: tóngbān tóngxué
"我和我的同班同学一起做作业。"
급우
Transliteration: geupu
"그는 학교에서 친한 급우들과 함께 놀았다."
クラスメート
Transliteration: kurasumēto
"彼女はクラスメートと一緒に日本語を勉強しています。"
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