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
- Morphology
- Simple word
- 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.
- Mein Bruder arbeitet als Ingenieur in einer Autofirma.NominativSing.My brother works as an engineer at a car company.
- 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.
No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word