Definition
A man with extensive knowledge or skill in a particular subject.
Translations
- English
- male expert
- Français
- expert
- Türkçe
- erkek uzman
- Polski
- ekspert
- Русский
- эксперт
- Українська
- експерт
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Experte
- B1
- Noun
- Work & Professions
- Education & Learning
male expert
/deːɐ̯ ɛkˈspɛʁtə/
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
- Experten
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Topics
- Work & ProfessionsPrimaryEducation & Learning
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Ein Experte untersuchte die Ursache des technischen Problems.NominativSing.An expert investigated the cause of the technical problem.
- Die Personalchefin interviewte den Experten für die neue Stelle.AkkusativSing.The head of human resources interviewed the expert for the new position.
- Die Redaktion dankte dem Experten für seine schnelle Einschätzung.DativSing.The editorial team thanked the expert for his quick assessment.
- Die Einschätzung des Experten überzeugte den Vorstand.GenitivSing.The expert’s assessment convinced the board.
- Mehrere Experten diskutierten die neuesten Forschungsergebnisse.NominativPlur.Several experts discussed the latest research findings.
- Die Zeitung befragte mehrere Experten zu dem Thema.AkkusativPlur.The newspaper questioned several experts about the topic.
- Die Konferenz bot mehreren Experten eine Gelegenheit zum Austausch.DativPlur.The conference offered several experts an opportunity to exchange ideas.
- Die Aussagen der Experten wurden sorgfältig verglichen.GenitivPlur.The experts’ statements were carefully compared.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Experte/ɛkˈspɛʁtə/
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Article phrase
der Experte/deːɐ̯ ɛkˈspɛʁtə/
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Plural
Experten/ɛkˈspɛʁtən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Experte | die Experten |
| Akkusativ | den Experten | die Experten |
| Dativ | dem Experten | den Experten |
| Genitiv | des Experten | der Experten |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationein anerkannter Experte
- Adjective combinationein internationaler Experte
- Collocationein ausgewiesener Experte
- Sentence patternDer Experte erklärt den Sachverhalt verständlich.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymFachmann
An Experte usually possesses particularly extensive knowledge; Fachmann more generally denotes a knowledgeable person in a particular field.
- Near-synonymSpezialist — male specialist
An Spezialist focuses more strongly on a narrow subfield, whereas an Experte can also denote comprehensive expertise.
- AntonymLaie
An Laie has no or only limited expertise in the relevant field; an Experte possesses particularly extensive knowledge there.
- Easily confused withExpertin — female expert
Experte denotes the masculine form, while Expertin is the feminine form of the same term for a person.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Word family
- Expertin — female expert
- Expertise