Noun
der Professor
Pronunciation: /pʁoˈfɛsoːɐ̯/
professor
B1
rank #1,097
plural Professoren
Meanings
Noun
- professor
Example sentence
Sie sind Professor, nicht wahr?
You're a professor, aren't you?
Word forms
singular
der Professor
plural
die Professoren
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Professor
Accusativeden Professor
Dativedem Professor
Genitivedes Professors
Plural
Nominativedie Professoren
Accusativedie Professoren
Dativeden Professoren
Genitiveder Professoren
Usage
- der Professor / des Professors — The singular genitive adds -s, not -en.
- Professor → Professoren — The plural has -en despite the singular's different pattern.
Der Professor beantwortet nach dem Vortrag noch einige Fragen.
The professor answers a few more questions after the lecture.