tour guide / guidebook
der Fremdenführer, die Fremdenführer
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tour guide
A person who guides visitors through a city, a place of interest, or an area and explains interesting facts about it.
Der Fremdenführer zeigte unserer Gruppe die Altstadt und erzählte von ihrer Geschichte.
The tour guide showed our group the old town and told us about its history.
guidebook
A book containing information about a place or area, especially about places of interest. Today, people usually say 'Reiseführer' (travel guide) for this.
In einem alten Fremdenführer fanden wir eine Beschreibung der Burg.
We found a description of the castle in an old guidebook.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Fremdenführer |
| genitive | des Fremdenführers |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Fremdenführer | die Fremdenführer |
| accusative | den Fremdenführer | die Fremdenführer |
| dative | dem Fremdenführer | den Fremdenführern |
| genitive | des Fremdenführers | der Fremdenführer |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
The word is made up of 'Fremden' (strangers / visitors) and 'Führer' (guide). 'Fremden' here refers to visitors who are not yet familiar with a place; the second part comes from the verb 'führen' (to guide).
Der Fremdenführer führte uns durch die engen Gassen der Altstadt.
The tour guide led us through the narrow streets of the old town.
Verbs such as 'erzählen' (to tell) and 'erklären' (to explain) indicate that the word refers to a person. References to pages, chapters, or the year of publication, on the other hand, show that a book is meant.
Der Fremdenführer erklärte uns die Geschichte des Denkmals.
The tour guide explained the history of the monument to us.
Auf Seite 40 des Fremdenführers ist ein Stadtplan abgedruckt.
A map of the city is printed on page 40 of the guidebook.
If you want to organize a guided tour, you can 'einen Fremdenführer buchen' (book a tour guide). With 'für' (for), you can add which group or occasion you need one for.
Für unseren Betriebsausflug haben wir einen Fremdenführer gebucht.
We booked a tour guide for our company outing.
Typical phrases for the book meaning are 'in einem Fremdenführer blättern' (to leaf through a guidebook) and 'etwas in einem Fremdenführer nachschlagen' (to look something up in a guidebook). In these phrases, 'in' is followed by the dative.
Wir schlugen die Geschichte des Schlosses in einem alten Fremdenführer nach.
We looked up the history of the castle in an old guidebook.
