German Phrase
Welche außerschulischen Aktivitäten gibt's?
Meaning
The sentence asks about the range of extracurricular activities that are offered, typically at a school or university. It’s a casual way to inquire which clubs, sports, or hobby groups are available outside the regular curriculum.
When to use
Use this phrase in informal conversations with classmates, teachers, or school counselors when you want to know what clubs, sports teams, music groups, or other after‑school options you can join.
✦Grammar Breakdown
WelcheaußerschulischenAktivitätengibt's?
Welche (interrogative determiner)
‘Welche’ is used to ask about a specific kind or selection of things and agrees in gender, number, and case with the noun it modifies.
außerschulisch (adjective)
‘außerschulisch’ means ‘extracurricular’. In the plural accusative it takes the weak ending ‘-en’ after the determiner ‘Welche’.
Aktivitäten (plural noun)
‘Aktivität’ is a feminine noun; its plural is ‘Aktivitäten’ and it stays the same in nominative and accusative.
gibt's (contraction of gibt es)
‘gibt’s’ is the colloquial contraction of the impersonal verb phrase ‘gibt es’, used to ask if something exists.
🗨In Conversation
Welche außerschulischen Aktivitäten gibt's an unserer Schule?
What extracurricular activities are there at our school?
Es gibt eine Theater‑AG, eine Fußballmannschaft, einen Schachclub und sogar einen Coding‑Workshop.
There’s a drama club, a soccer team, a chess club and even a coding workshop.
✕Common Mistakes
Welche außerschulischen Aktivitäten gibt?
‘gibt’ alone is incomplete; you need the impersonal ‘es’ (gibt es) or its contraction ‘gibt’s’.
Welche außerschulische Aktivitäten gibt's?
The adjective must take the weak ending ‘-en’ after ‘Welche’ in the plural accusative.
Welche außerschulischen Aktivitäten gibt's, Herr Lehrer?
In formal contexts (e.g., speaking to a teacher) use the full form ‘gibt es’ instead of the colloquial contraction.
↔Alternatives
Welche außerschulischen Angebote gibt es?
What extracurricular offers are there?
Was für außerschulische Aktivitäten gibt es?
What kind of extracurricular activities are there?
Welche Aktivitäten außerhalb der Schule gibt es?
Which activities outside school are available?
Cultural Tip
In German schools, extracurricular groups are often called ‘AGs’ (Arbeitsgemeinschaften). They can be sport‑related, artistic, academic or hobby‑based. Some regions use the term ‘Vereine’ for clubs that are organized outside the school but still popular among students. When speaking to a teacher, you might prefer the full form ‘gibt es’ instead of the colloquial ‘gibt’s’.