Definition
A man who voluntarily offers time or work without being required to do so.
Translations
- English
- male volunteer
- Français
- bénévole
- Türkçe
- erkek gönüllü
- Polski
- wolontariusz
- Русский
- доброволец
- Українська
- доброволець
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Freiwillige
- B1
- Noun
- Society & Public Life
- Services & Everyday Tasks
male volunteer
/deːɐ̯ ˈfʁaɪ̯vɪlɪɡə/
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
- Freiwilligen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Topics
- Society & Public LifePrimaryServices & Everyday Tasks
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Freiwillige half bei der Verteilung der Lebensmittel.NominativSing.The volunteer helped distribute the food.
- Die Organisation würdigte den Freiwilligen für seinen Einsatz.AkkusativSing.The organization honored the volunteer for his dedication.
- Die Leiterin vertraute dem Freiwilligen die Aufgabe an.DativSing.The manager entrusted the volunteer with the task.
- Die Erfahrung des Freiwilligen beeindruckte das Team.GenitivSing.The volunteer’s experience impressed the team.
- Die Freiwilligen unterstützten die Organisation am Wochenende.NominativPlur.The volunteers supported the organization over the weekend.
- Das Team begrüßte die Freiwilligen herzlich.AkkusativPlur.The team warmly welcomed the volunteers.
- Die Helfer dankten den Freiwilligen für ihre Unterstützung.DativPlur.The helpers thanked the volunteers for their support.
- Die Einsatzbereitschaft der Freiwilligen war beeindruckend.GenitivPlur.The volunteers’ willingness to help was impressive.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Freiwillige/ˈfʁaɪ̯vɪlɪɡə/
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Article phrase
der Freiwillige/deːɐ̯ ˈfʁaɪ̯vɪlɪɡə/
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Plural
Freiwilligen/ˈfʁaɪ̯vɪlɪɡn̩/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Freiwillige | die Freiwilligen |
| Akkusativ | den Freiwilligen | die Freiwilligen |
| Dativ | dem Freiwilligen | den Freiwilligen |
| Genitiv | des Freiwilligen | der Freiwilligen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationengagierte Freiwillige
- Sentence patternViele Freiwillige helfen in ihrer Freizeit.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymEhrenamtlicher
A Ehrenamtlicher usually holds an organized unpaid position on a long-term basis; a volunteer may also help on a one-off or informal basis.
- Broader termHelfer — male helper
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Word family
- freiwillig
- Freiwilligkeit
- Freiwilligenarbeit