Definition
A man whose job is to teach students.
Translations
- English
- male teacher
- Français
- enseignant
- Türkçe
- erkek öğretmen
- Polski
- nauczyciel
- Русский
- учитель
- Українська
- учитель
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Lehrer
- A1
- Noun
- Work & Professions
male teacher
/deːɐ̯ ˈleːʁɐ/
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
- Lehrer
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Derived word
- Topics
- Work & ProfessionsPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Lehrer erklärt die Aufgabe.NominativSing.The teacher explains the task.
- Unser Lehrer spricht langsam.NominativSing.Our teacher speaks slowly.
- Ich frage den Lehrer nach dem Wort.AkkusativSing.I ask the teacher about the word.
- Das Buch des Lehrers liegt auf dem Tisch.GenitivSing.The teacher’s book is on the table.
- Die Lehrer treffen sich im Lehrerzimmer.NominativPlur.The teachers meet in the staff room.
- Die Schule sucht neue Lehrer.AkkusativPlur.The school is looking for new teachers.
- Mit den Lehrern sprechen wir über den Kurs.DativPlur.We talk with the teachers about the course.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Lehrer/ˈleːʁɐ/
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Article phrase
der Lehrer/deːɐ̯ ˈleːʁɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Lehrer | die Lehrer |
| Akkusativ | den Lehrer | die Lehrer |
| Dativ | dem Lehrer | den Lehrern |
| Genitiv | des Lehrers | der Lehrer |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationden Lehrer fragen
- Profession expressionals Lehrer arbeiten
- Prepositional constructionmit dem Lehrer sprechenmit + Dativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Related termArzt — male doctor
Arzt and Lehrer are different occupations: a Arzt treats illnesses, while a Lehrer teaches learners.
- Narrower termDeutschlehrer — male German teacher
Every Deutschlehrer is a Lehrer; Lehrer, however, also includes teachers of other subjects and school types.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeDerived word
- LehrDerivational base
- erSuffix
Word family
- Lehrerin — female teacher
- Deutschlehrerin — female German teacher