class teacher
die Klassenlehrerin, die Klassenlehrerinnen
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class teacher
A female teacher with special responsibility for a particular class, usually teaching them several subjects or handling organizational matters.
Die Klassenlehrerin informierte die Eltern über den nächsten Wandertag.
The class teacher informed the parents about the next school outing.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Klassenlehrerinnen |
| genitive | der Klassenlehrerin |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Klassenlehrerin | die Klassenlehrerinnen |
| accusative | die Klassenlehrerin | die Klassenlehrerinnen |
| dative | der Klassenlehrerin | den Klassenlehrerinnen |
| genitive | der Klassenlehrerin | der Klassenlehrerinnen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Klassenlehrerin' (class teacher) is made up of 'Klasse' (class) and 'Lehrerin' (female teacher). The head word 'Lehrerin' identifies the person; 'Klasse' specifies which group of pupils she is responsible for.
Unsere Klassenlehrerin plant mit uns den Ausflug.
Our class teacher is planning the trip with us.
'Klassenlehrerin' (class teacher) is especially common with verbs relating to everyday school life: 'Eltern informieren' (to inform parents), 'mit Schülern sprechen' (to speak with pupils), 'einen Termin vereinbaren' (to arrange an appointment), or 'ein Problem besprechen' (to discuss a problem).
Die Klassenlehrerin besprach das Problem mit den Eltern.
The class teacher discussed the problem with the parents.
When raising a concern with this person, you often use the phrase 'mit der Klassenlehrerin sprechen' (to speak with the class teacher) or 'mit der Klassenlehrerin etwas besprechen' (to discuss something with the class teacher). The preposition 'mit' takes the dative case.
Morgen möchte ich mit der Klassenlehrerin über meine Fehlzeiten sprechen.
Tomorrow I would like to speak with the class teacher about my absences.
