Definition
A man responsible for supporting, accompanying, and supervising a person or group.
Translations
- English
- supervisor
- Français
- accompagnateur
- Türkçe
- danışman
- Polski
- opiekun
- Русский
- куратор
- Українська
- куратор
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Betreuer
- B1
- Noun
- Work & Professions
- People & Family
supervisor
/deːɐ̯ bəˈtʁɔʏ̯ɐ/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Betreuer
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Morphology
- Derived word
- Topics
- Work & ProfessionsPrimaryPeople & Family
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Betreuer half den Jugendlichen bei der Planung.NominativSing.The supervisor helped the teenagers with the planning.
- Die Organisation kontaktierte den Betreuer vor dem Treffen.AkkusativSing.The organization contacted the supervisor before the meeting.
- Die Eltern dankten dem Betreuer für seine Hilfe.DativSing.The parents thanked the supervisor for his help.
- Die Erfahrung des Betreuers war für das Team wertvoll.GenitivSing.The supervisor’s experience was valuable for the team.
- Die Betreuer arbeiten eng mit den Familien zusammen.NominativPlur.The supervisors work closely with the families.
- Die Schule sucht erfahrene Betreuer für das Ferienprogramm.AkkusativPlur.The school is looking for experienced supervisors for the holiday program.
- Die Kinder vertrauten den Betreuern schnell.DativPlur.The children quickly trusted the supervisors.
- Die Aufgaben der Betreuer sind klar verteilt.GenitivPlur.The supervisors’ tasks are clearly distributed.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Betreuer/bəˈtʁɔʏ̯ɐ/
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Article phrase
der Betreuer/deːɐ̯ bəˈtʁɔʏ̯ɐ/
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Plural
Betreuer/bəˈtʁɔʏ̯ɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Betreuer | die Betreuer |
| Akkusativ | den Betreuer | die Betreuer |
| Dativ | dem Betreuer | den Betreuern |
| Genitiv | des Betreuers | der Betreuer |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeinen Betreuer einsetzen
- Collocationmit einem Betreuer sprechen
- Verb constructionjemandem einen Betreuer zuweisen + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionbei einem Betreuerbei + Dativ
- Sentence patternDer Betreuer begleitet die Gruppe.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Related termBerater
A Berater primarily gives professional advice; a Betreuer often accompanies and supports people or groups on an ongoing basis.
- Related termAufseher
A Aufseher primarily monitors rules and order; a Betreuer usually combines supervision with support and guidance.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeDerived word
- Betreu-Other
- -erSuffix
„Betreuer“ is a transparent derivation from the verb „betreuen“ with the suffix „-er“ for a person who performs this activity.
Word family
- Betreuerin — supervisor
- Betreuung — care