der Befragte
respondent
A person who is asked questions in order to obtain information or a statement from them.
EXAMPLE
Der Befragte beantwortete alle Fragen ausführlich.
The respondent answered all the questions in detail.
der Befragte
respondent
die Befragte, die Befragten
Checking...
Loading your saved state.
Meanings
der Befragte
respondent
A person who takes part in an interview or survey and provides information.
EXAMPLE
Der Befragte gab an, täglich mit öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln zu fahren.
The respondent stated that they traveled by public transportation every day.
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Befragte, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Befragten |
| genitive | der Befragten |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Befragte | die Befragten |
| accusative | die Befragte | die Befragten |
| dative | der Befragten | den Befragten |
| genitive | der Befragten | der Befragten |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Word family
'Der Befragte' (the respondent) belongs to the word family of 'befragen' (to question). The form is a nominalized participle and refers to the person who is questioned by someone.
EXAMPLE
Der Befragte schilderte den Ablauf des Gesprächs sehr genau.
The respondent described the course of the conversation in great detail.
Register
'Der Befragte' (the respondent) is especially common in factual, academic, journalistic, and legal texts. The focus is usually on statements or collected data.
EXAMPLE
Im Bericht wurden die Aussagen der Befragten sorgfältig ausgewertet.
The respondents' statements were carefully analyzed in the report.
Typical collocations
In this meaning, 'der Befragte' (the respondent) frequently occurs with verbs such as 'antworten' (to answer), 'aussagen' (to testify) and 'schildern' (to describe). 'Die Aussage des Befragten' (the respondent's statement) is also a common collocation.
EXAMPLE
Der Befragte schilderte den Ermittlern den Vorfall aus seiner Sicht.
The respondent described the incident to the investigators from their perspective.
Survey context
In the meaning 'participant in a survey', 'der Befragte' (the respondent) often occurs together with words such as 'Fragebogen' (questionnaire), 'Angaben' (information), 'Antworten' (answers), or 'Umfrage' (survey). These words indicate that data is being collected systematically.
EXAMPLE
Der Befragte machte im Fragebogen genaue Angaben zu seinem Einkaufsverhalten.
The respondent provided detailed information about their shopping habits in the questionnaire.
In real life
Loading video examples...