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Key Facts: Érettségi Német Exam
Codified in Hungarian law under 100/1997. (VI. 13.) Korm. rendelet 3. melléklet 1.1.5 and NAT 2020.
Target proficiency: középszint assesses CEFR B1 and emelt szint assesses CEFR B2.
The 12% minimum applies to the written and oral parts at középszint, and separately to all five skill sections at emelt szint.
Grading differs by level: grade 5 begins at 80% for középszint and 60% for emelt szint; both require at least 25% overall.
Középszint written exam spans 180 minutes with 117 possible points, supplemented by a 15-minute oral exam worth 33 points (grand total 150 points).
Emelt szint written exam spans 240 minutes, followed by an in-depth 20-minute oral board examination evaluated by external examiners.
Printed dictionaries are strictly permitted only during the Íráskészség (Writing) section of the written examination.
All official past exams, audio files, and scoring guides are freely accessible on oktatas.hu.
The Hungarian Érettségi German exam is an official secondary school leaving assessment codified in 100/1997 Korm. rendelet and NAT 2020, testing CEFR B1 (intermediate) and B2 (advanced) language competencies across reading, grammar, listening, writing, and speaking, with a 25% minimum overall pass threshold.
Sample Érettségi Német Practice Questions
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1Read the German notice: « Wegen einer technischen Störung bleibt das Schwimmbad heute geschlossen. Bereits gekaufte Eintrittskarten gelten auch morgen. » What may ticket holders do?
2Read the German sentence: « Der Zug nach Wien fährt heute nicht von Gleis 4, sondern von Gleis 9 ab. » What must passengers do differently?
3Choose the correct word order: « Ich bleibe zu Hause, weil ___. »
4Complete the sentence: « Ich fahre jeden Morgen mit ___ Bus zur Schule. »
5Choose the correct present-tense sentence with the separable verb anrufen.
6Complete the perfect tense: « Letztes Jahr ___ wir nach Berlin ___. »
7Which request is the most polite in a formal situation?
8Choose the relative pronoun: « Das ist die Frau, mit ___ ich gesprochen habe. »
9Complete the noun phrase: « Sie trägt einen ___ Mantel. »
10What does bekommen mean in « Zum Geburtstag habe ich ein Buch bekommen »?
About the Érettségi Német Exam
The German-language Érettségi (német nyelv) assesses CEFR B1 at középszint and B2 at emelt szint through reading, language in use, listening, writing, and speaking. Középszint has 180 written minutes plus a 15-minute oral; emelt szint has 240 written minutes plus a 20-minute oral. This independent English-language MCQ bank retains German passages and answer choices where the target-language skill requires them; it is not an official translation or paper and does not replace listening, writing, or speaking practice.
Exam sponsor: Oktatási Hivatal (Educational Authority, Hungary). The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.
Assessment
Question count not published by the exam provider
Time Limit
180 minutes written (közép) / 240 minutes (emelt) + oral
Passing Score
At least 25% overall. Középszint requires at least 12% in the aggregated written part and at least 12% in the oral part. Emelt szint requires at least 12% separately in reading, language in use, listening, writing, and speaking. Középszint grades: 25–39% = 2, 40–59% = 3, 60–79% = 4, 80–100% = 5. Emelt szint grades: 25–32% = 2, 33–46% = 3, 47–59% = 4, 60–100% = 5. The assessed CEFR levels are B1 and B2 respectively.
Exam / Certification Fees
Free for qualifying students taking examinations toward their first school-leaving certificate, including the first remedial or replacement examination before receiving it. For fee-paying 2026 entries, the per-subject fee is HUF 48,000 at középszint and HUF 81,000 at emelt szint.
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Our practice resources: topics covered
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Reading Comprehension (Leseverstehen)
Authentic texts, notices, news articles, advertisements, reading strategies (skimming, scanning, detailed comprehension), identifying main ideas and specific facts.
Grammar & Sentence Structure (Grammatik & Syntax)
Subordinating conjunctions (weil, dass, ob, wenn, als, obwohl, damit), subordinate clause final verb position, relative pronouns, weak masculine n-declension, and adjective declination.
Verb Conjugation & Tenses (Verben & Zeiten)
Compound past tenses (Perfekt with haben vs. sein), narrative Präteritum, Plusquamperfekt, modal verbs across tenses, Vorgangspassiv with werden, Zustandspassiv with sein, and Konjunktiv II forms.
Prepositions & Case Government (Präpositionen & Kasus)
Two-way prepositions (Wechselpräpositionen an, auf, hinter, in, neben, über, unter, vor, zwischen) balancing spatial position (Dativ / wo) versus directional motion (Akkusativ / wohin), fixed prepositional verbs, and genitive prepositions.
Vocabulary & Idiomatic Expressions (Wortschatz & Redewendungen)
Everyday German collocations, compound nouns, frequent phrasal verbs, idioms, false friends between German and Hungarian, and context-driven vocabulary.
Listening Comprehension & Dialogue Analysis (Hörverstehen)
Understanding public announcements, transactional dialogues, phone messages, interviews, speaker intentions, and gist vs. detailed listening comprehension.
Written Communication & Register (Schriftlicher Ausdruck)
Formal business letters vs. personal emails, salutations (Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren vs. Lieber/Liebe), closings (Mit freundlichen Grüßen vs. Viele Grüße), and cohesive paragraph linkers.
Cultural Context of DACH Countries (Landeskunde)
Societal, geographical, and cultural realities of Germany (Deutschland), Austria (Österreich), and Switzerland (die Schweiz), including federalism, school systems, public transit, and holidays.
Preparing for the Érettségi Német Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: At least 25% overall. Középszint requires at least 12% in the aggregated written part and at least 12% in the oral part. Emelt szint requires at least 12% separately in reading, language in use, listening, writing, and speaking. Középszint grades: 25–39% = 2, 40–59% = 3, 60–79% = 4, 80–100% = 5. Emelt szint grades: 25–32% = 2, 33–46% = 3, 47–59% = 4, 60–100% = 5. The assessed CEFR levels are B1 and B2 respectively.
- Assessment: Question count not published by the exam provider
- Time limit: 180 minutes written (közép) / 240 minutes (emelt) + oral
- Exam / certification fees: Free for qualifying students taking examinations toward their first school-leaving certificate, including the first remedial or replacement examination before receiving it. For fee-paying 2026 entries, the per-subject fee is HUF 48,000 at középszint and HUF 81,000 at emelt szint. Official sources
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Frequently Asked Questions
What CEFR levels does the Hungarian Érettségi German exam assess?
The current detailed living-foreign-language requirement sets középszint at CEFR B1 and emelt szint at CEFR B2.
What are the four components of the written German Érettségi examination?
The written exam consists of four sequential sections: 1. Olvasott szöveg értése (Leseverstehen - 60 minutes, 33 points); 2. Nyelvhelyesség (Language in Use / Grammar - 30 minutes, 18 points); 3. Hallott szöveg értése (Listening Comprehension - approx. 30 minutes, 33 points); and 4. Íráskészség (Written Production - 60 minutes, 33 points). Together they total 180 minutes and 117 points at középszint.
What is the 12% rule and how is the overall passing grade calculated?
Candidates need at least 25% overall. At középszint they also need 12% in the written part and 12% in the oral part; at emelt szint they need 12% in each of reading, language in use, listening, writing, and speaking. Középszint grades are 25–39% = 2, 40–59% = 3, 60–79% = 4, and 80–100% = 5. Emelt szint grades are 25–32% = 2, 33–46% = 3, 47–59% = 4, and 60–100% = 5.
Can I use a bilingual or monolingual printed dictionary during the exam?
During the written examination at középszint and emelt szint, printed dictionaries (monolingual German or German-Hungarian bilingual) are permitted ONLY during the Íráskészség (Written Production) component. Dictionaries are strictly prohibited during the Leseverstehen, Nyelvhelyesség, and Hallott szöveg értése sections.
What are the key grammatical topics tested in the Nyelvhelyesség section?
High-frequency grammar topics include Wechselpräpositionen (accusative vs. dative cases), Perfekt auxiliary selection (haben vs. sein), subordinate clause verb-final word order (weil, dass, obwohl, wenn, als), modal verbs in Präteritum, passive voice (Vorgangspassiv), Konjunktiv II for polite requests/hypotheticals, adjective declension (der/die/das vs. ein/eine vs. zero article), and reflexive verbs.
Where can students find past exam papers and official audio tracks?
All past Hungarian Érettségi examination papers, audio mp3 files, answer keys (javítási-értékelési útmutató), and transcripts from 2005 to 2025 are made publicly available free of charge by the Oktatási Hivatal on its official portal (oktatas.hu).