Definition
A man whose job is to drive a bus.
Translations
- English
- male bus driver
- Français
- conducteur de bus
- Türkçe
- erkek otobüs şoförü
- Polski
- kierowca autobusu
- Русский
- мужчина-водитель автобуса
- Українська
- чоловік-водій автобуса
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Busfahrer
- A1
- Noun
- Work & Professions
- Travel & Transport
male bus driver
/deːɐ̯ ˈbʊsˌfaːʁɐ/
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
- Busfahrer
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Compound
- Topics
- Work & ProfessionsPrimaryTravel & Transport
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Busfahrer öffnet die Tür.NominativSing.The bus driver opens the door.
- Ich frage den Busfahrer nach der Haltestelle.AkkusativSing.I ask the bus driver about the stop.
- Ich gebe dem Busfahrer den Fahrplan.DativSing.I give the bus driver the timetable.
- Die Pause des Busfahrers dauert zehn Minuten.GenitivSing.The bus driver’s break lasts ten minutes.
- Die Busfahrer beginnen früh mit der Arbeit.NominativPlur.The bus drivers start work early.
- Die Firma sucht neue Busfahrer.AkkusativPlur.The company is looking for new bus drivers.
- Mit erfahrenen Busfahrern fühle ich mich sicher.DativPlur.I feel safe with experienced bus drivers.
- Die Uniformen der Busfahrer sind blau.GenitivPlur.The bus drivers' uniforms are blue.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Busfahrer/ˈbʊsˌfaːʁɐ/
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Article phrase
der Busfahrer/deːɐ̯ ˈbʊsˌfaːʁɐ/
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Plural
Busfahrer/ˈbʊsˌfaːʁɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Busfahrer | die Busfahrer |
| Akkusativ | den Busfahrer | die Busfahrer |
| Dativ | dem Busfahrer | den Busfahrern |
| Genitiv | des Busfahrers | der Busfahrer |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationden Busfahrer fragen
- Profession expressionals Busfahrer arbeiten
- Profession expressionBusfahrer werden
- Collocationeinen Busfahrer einstellen
- Collocationmit dem Busfahrer sprechen
- Sentence patternDer Busfahrer hält an der nächsten Haltestelle.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Related termChauffeur
A Chauffeur professionally drives people, usually in a passenger car; a Busfahrer, by contrast, drives a scheduled or tour bus.
- Related termBusfahrerin — female bus driver
Busfahrerin and Busfahrer designate people with the same profession; the forms differ according to gender.
- Broader termFahrer — male driver
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeCompound
- BusModifier
- FahrerHead
„Busfahrer“ is a transparent compound of „Bus“ and „Fahrer“.