das Abitur nachholen

to take the school-leaving exam later as an adult

Türkçe: lise diplomasını sonradan almak

Not das Abitur nehmen

English says to take, so nehmen is the verb that comes to mind. German does not take it here. Abitur goes with nachholen, and the pairing is fixed — it is not a rule you can work out, only one you can learn.

Noun

das Abitur n.

Verb

nachholen

Topic

Bildung und Wissen

Register

Neutral register

In a sentence

Which form of nachholen fills the gap?

Mit dreißig hat er an der Abendschule das Abitur ____.

How it is used

Means 'to get the Abitur later', for example at an evening school. Neutral register. 'nachholen' means to catch up on something you missed earlier.

Other verbs that go with Abitur

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• das Abitur machento take the school-leaving exam

All collocations with Abitur

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All collocations in Bildung und Wissen