Definition
A man responsible for leading a school, institution, or large organization.
Translations
- English
- male director
- Français
- directeur
- Türkçe
- müdür
- Polski
- dyrektor
- Русский
- директор
- Українська
- директор
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Direktor
- B1
- Noun
- Work & Professions
- Education & Learning
male director
/deːɐ diʁɛkˈtoːɐ/
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
- Direktoren
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Morphology
- Borrowing
- Topics
- Work & ProfessionsPrimaryEducation & Learning
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Direktor begrüßte die neuen Mitarbeiter.NominativSing.The director welcomed the new employees.
- Die Vorstandsvorsitzende berief den Direktor in den Ausschuss.AkkusativSing.The chairwoman appointed the director to the committee.
- Die Mitarbeiter dankten dem Direktor für seine Unterstützung.DativSing.The employees thanked the director for his support.
- Das Büro des Direktors liegt im ersten Stock.GenitivSing.The director's office is on the first floor.
- Die Direktoren trafen sich zur jährlichen Konferenz.NominativPlur.The directors met for the annual conference.
- Die Aufsichtsräte kontrollierten die Direktoren regelmäßig.AkkusativPlur.The supervisory board members regularly monitored the directors.
- Die Ministerin verlieh den Direktoren eine hohe Auszeichnung.DativPlur.The minister awarded the directors a high distinction.
- Die Entscheidungen der Direktoren wurden öffentlich diskutiert.GenitivPlur.The directors' decisions were discussed publicly.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Direktor/diʁɛkˈtoːɐ/
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Article phrase
der Direktor/deːɐ diʁɛkˈtoːɐ/
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Plural
Direktoren/diʁɛkˈtoːʁən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Direktor | die Direktoren |
| Akkusativ | den Direktor | die Direktoren |
| Dativ | dem Direktor | den Direktoren |
| Genitiv | des Direktors | der Direktoren |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationder neue Direktor
- Collocationeinen Direktor ernennen
- Verb constructionjemandem einen Direktor vorstellen + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionmit dem Direktor sprechenmit + Dativ
- Profession expressionals Direktor arbeiten
- Sentence patternDer Direktor leitet die Organisation.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymLeiter — ladder
Leiter and Direktor refer to people with leadership responsibilities; however, Direktor often sounds more formal and more frequently refers to institutions or organizations.
- Broader termFührungskraft
A Direktor is a Führungskraft, but not every Führungskraft leads a large organization or holds the title Direktor.
- Related termManager
Direktor and Manager are different leadership roles; both can carry responsibility for employees and organizational decisions.
- Related termAbteilungsleiter
A Abteilungsleiter and a Direktor are related leadership positions, but they differ in responsibilities and hierarchical level.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeBorrowing
„Direktor“ is borrowed from the Latin director and is not synchronically analyzed as a regular German derivation with -or.
Word family
- Direktorin — female director