Definition
A man who plans and develops technical devices, machines, structures, or processes.
Translations
- English
- male engineer
- Français
- ingénieur
- Türkçe
- erkek mühendis
- Polski
- inżynier
- Русский
- инженер
- Українська
- інженер
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Ingenieur
- A2
- Noun
- Work & Professions
male engineer
/deːɐ̯ ɪnʒeˈni̯øːɐ̯/
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
- Ingenieure
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Topics
- Work & ProfessionsPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Ingenieur plant eine neue Brücke.NominativSing.The engineer is planning a new bridge.
- Wir suchen einen erfahrenen Ingenieur.AkkusativSing.We are looking for an experienced engineer.
- Der Plan des Ingenieurs ist sehr genau.GenitivSing.The engineer’s plan is very precise.
- Die Ingenieure prüfen die Konstruktion.NominativPlur.The engineers check the construction.
- Die Firma stellt neue Ingenieure ein.AkkusativPlur.The company hires new engineers.
- Mit den Ingenieuren besprechen wir die Details.DativPlur.We discuss the details with the engineers.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Ingenieur/ɪnʒeˈni̯øːɐ̯/
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Article phrase
der Ingenieur/deːɐ̯ ɪnʒeˈni̯øːɐ̯/
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Plural
Ingenieure/ɪnʒeˈni̯øːʁə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Ingenieur | die Ingenieure |
| Akkusativ | den Ingenieur | die Ingenieure |
| Dativ | dem Ingenieur | den Ingenieuren |
| Genitiv | des Ingenieurs | der Ingenieure |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Profession expressionals Ingenieur arbeiten
- Profession expressionIngenieur werden
- Collocationeinen Ingenieur suchen
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Related termForscher — male researcher
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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