das

• Article

  nominative/accusative neuter singular of der: the

• Pron
• Conj

Studium

1. study (the act of studying in general)
2. studies (higher education to get a degree at a university)

war

1. first-person singular preterite of sein
2. third-person singular preterite of sein

anfänglich

• Adj

  initial

• Adv

für

1. for
2. in favor of, in support of
3. by the standards of
4. on behalf of
5. kind / type of
6. (informal) instead of
7. (colloquial) in order to

eine

• Num

  nominative/accusative feminine singular of ein

• Article
• Pron

Dauer

1. duration
2. permanence

Semestern

dative plural of Semester