Definition
A man who receives guests and looks after them.
Translations
- English
- male host
- Français
- hôte
- Türkçe
- erkek ev sahibi
- Polski
- gospodarz
- Русский
- хозяин
- Українська
- господар
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Gastgeber
- A2
- Noun
- People & Family
male host
/deːɐ̯ ˈɡastˌɡeːbɐ/
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
- Gastgeber
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Topics
- People & FamilyPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Gastgeber begrüßt alle Gäste an der Tür.NominativSing.The host greets all the guests at the door.
- Die Familie lud den Gastgeber zum Essen ein.AkkusativSing.The family invited the host to dinner.
- Wir dankten dem Gastgeber für seine Hilfe.DativSing.We thanked the host for his help.
- Die Einladung des Gastgebers war sehr freundlich.GenitivSing.The host’s invitation was very friendly.
- Die Gastgeber begrüßen die Gäste herzlich.NominativPlur.The hosts warmly welcome the guests.
- Die Reisenden lobten die Gastgeber für ihre Hilfe.AkkusativPlur.The travelers praised the hosts for their help.
- Die Gäste überreichten den Gastgebern ein Geschenk.DativPlur.The guests presented the hosts with a gift.
- Die Häuser der Gastgeber liegen am See.GenitivPlur.The hosts’ houses are by the lake.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Gastgeber/ˈɡastˌɡeːbɐ/
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Article phrase
der Gastgeber/deːɐ̯ ˈɡastˌɡeːbɐ/
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Plural
Gastgeber/ˈɡastˌɡeːbɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Gastgeber | die Gastgeber |
| Akkusativ | den Gastgeber | die Gastgeber |
| Dativ | dem Gastgeber | den Gastgebern |
| Genitiv | des Gastgebers | der Gastgeber |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationein freundlicher Gastgeber
- Collocationals Gastgeber arbeiten
- Verb constructionden Gastgeber willkommen heißen + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionbei einem Gastgeber übernachtenbei + Dativ
- Sentence patternDer Gastgeber begrüßt die Gäste herzlich.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Word family
- Gastgeberin — female host
- Gast — guest
- geben