die Germanistik
Translation
German studies, German philology, Germanistics
Examples
Sie studiert Germanistik an der Universität.
She is studying German studies at the university.
Die Germanistik befasst sich mit deutscher Sprache und Literatur.
German studies deals with German language and literature.
Grammar Patterns
to study ((German studies)) to study German studies He is studying German studies in Berlin.
Similar Words
Anglistik (English studies), Romanistik (Romance studies)
Etymology
Derived from 'Germane' (Germanic people) and the suffix '-istik', indicating a field of study (e.g., 'Linguistik').
Memory Tips
Remember it as 'German' + '-istics', similar to 'linguistics'. It's the academic study of German.