biologist
der Biologe, die Biologen
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biologist
A male scientist whose field is biology, that is, the study of living organisms and their developmental processes. The female form is 'die Biologin' (female biologist).
Als Biologe erforscht er das Verhalten von Vögeln in ihrem natürlichen Lebensraum.
As a biologist, he studies the behavior of birds in their natural habitat.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Biologen |
| genitive | des Biologen |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Biologe | die Biologen |
| accusative | den Biologen | die Biologen |
| dative | dem Biologen | den Biologen |
| genitive | des Biologen | der Biologen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Der Biologe' (the biologist) belongs to the N-declension. This means it takes the ending '-n' in all cases except the nominative singular. So it is 'den Biologen' (accusative), 'dem Biologen' (dative), and 'des Biologen' (genitive).
Ich habe den Biologen nach seiner Forschung gefragt.
I asked the biologist about his research.
The ending '-loge' refers to a male expert in a particular, usually scientific, field. It is derived from the name of the field, here 'die Biologie' (biology).
Ein Geologe ist ein Experte für Gesteine, ein Biologe für Lebewesen.
A geologist is an expert on rocks, a biologist on living organisms.
The word belongs to a family: 'die Biologie' (biology) is the field, 'der Biologe' (the biologist) is the male expert, and 'biologisch' (biological) is the related adjective.
Seine biologische Forschung ist international anerkannt.
His biological research is internationally recognized.
