Definition
A structured service that watches over and assists a child or dependent person.
Translations
- English
- care
- Français
- prise en charge
- Türkçe
- bakım ve gözetim
- Polski
- opieka i nadzór
- Русский
- уход
- Українська
- догляд
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Betreuung
- B1
- Noun
- Services & Everyday Tasks
- People & Family
care
/diː bəˈtʁɔʏ̯ʊŋ/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Betreuungen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Morphology
- Derived word
- Topics
- Services & Everyday TasksPrimaryPeople & Family
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Betreuung beginnt um acht Uhr.NominativSing.Care begins at eight o’clock.
- Die Schule organisiert die Betreuung am Nachmittag.AkkusativSing.The school organizes care in the afternoon.
- Viele Eltern vertrauen der Betreuung ihrer Kinder.DativSing.Many parents entrust the care of their children to others.
- Die Qualität der Betreuung ist besonders wichtig.GenitivSing.The quality of care is particularly important.
- Betreuungen für ältere Menschen sind oft sehr anspruchsvoll.NominativPlur.Care services for older people are often very demanding.
- Die Stadt finanziert mehrere Betreuungen für Kinder.AkkusativPlur.The city finances several childcare services.
- Die Familien profitieren von verschiedenen Betreuungen.DativPlur.Families benefit from various care services.
- Die Kosten der Betreuungen steigen jedes Jahr.GenitivPlur.The costs of care services increase every year.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Betreuung/bəˈtʁɔʏ̯ʊŋ/
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Article phrase
die Betreuung/diː bəˈtʁɔʏ̯ʊŋ/
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Plural
Betreuungen/bəˈtʁɔʏ̯ʊŋən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Betreuung | die Betreuungen |
| Akkusativ | die Betreuung | die Betreuungen |
| Dativ | der Betreuung | den Betreuungen |
| Genitiv | der Betreuung | der Betreuungen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeine zuverlässige Betreuung anbieten
- Collocationprofessionelle Betreuung von Kindern
- Collocationjemandem Betreuung bieten
- Sentence patternDie Betreuung findet im Wohnheim statt.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymFürsorge
Fürsorge places greater emphasis on protective and responsible help, whereas Betreuung can also encompass organized care and supervision.
- Near-synonymBegleitung
Begleitung usually refers to accompanying or supporting someone in a specific situation; Betreuung often involves longer-term organized responsibility.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeDerived word
- Betreu-Other
- -ungSuffix
„Betreuung“ is a derivation from the verb „betreuen“ with the suffix „-ung“.
Word family
- betreuen
- Betreuer — supervisor