das Studium aufnehmen / beginnen

to begin one's university studies

Türkçe: üniversiteye başlamak

Noun

Studium n.

Verb

beginnen

Topic

Bildung und Wissen

In a sentence

Die Abiturientin beginnt ihr Studium der Medizin im Oktober.

How it is used

Means 'to begin one's university studies'. Neutral register. Use when telling friends you enrolled at a university. Common mistake: 'beginnen' is slightly more formal than 'aufnehmen' for this context.

Other verbs that go with Studium

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• das Studium abbrechento drop out of university
• ein Studium absolvierento complete a degree program
• das Studium beendento finish one's studies

All collocations with Studium

Other collocations built on beginnen

• eine Debatte beginnento start a debate
• den Tag beginnento begin the day