tour guide
der Reiseleiter, die Reiseleiter
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tour guide
A person who accompanies a tour group, organizes the trip, and gives travelers information about places and sights.
Der Reiseleiter erklärte uns die Geschichte der alten Stadt.
The tour guide explained the history of the old city to us.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Reiseleiter |
| genitive | des Reiseleiters |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Reiseleiter | die Reiseleiter |
| accusative | den Reiseleiter | die Reiseleiter |
| dative | dem Reiseleiter | den Reiseleitern |
| genitive | des Reiseleiters | der Reiseleiter |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Reiseleiter' (tour guide) consists of 'Reise' (journey) and 'Leiter' (leader). The component 'Leiter' belongs to the verb 'leiten' (to lead): it shows that the person is responsible for how the trip proceeds.
Unser Reiseleiter kümmert sich darum, dass die Gruppe rechtzeitig am Flughafen ankommt.
Our tour guide makes sure that the group arrives at the airport on time.
'als Reiseleiter arbeiten' (to work as a tour guide) describes a person's professional activity. After 'als' (as), the job title normally appears without an article.
In den Sommermonaten arbeitet Karim als Reiseleiter in Italien.
During the summer months, Karim works as a tour guide in Italy.
When you have questions or problems, useful phrases are 'sich an den Reiseleiter wenden' (to contact the tour guide) and 'beim Reiseleiter nachfragen' (to ask the tour guide). With 'sich wenden an' (to contact), the person is in the accusative; after 'bei' (with/at), the person is in the dative.
Wenn Sie Ihren Koffer nicht finden, wenden Sie sich bitte an den Reiseleiter.
If you cannot find your suitcase, please contact the tour guide.
Wegen der Abfahrtszeit frage ich noch einmal beim Reiseleiter nach.
I will ask the tour guide again about the departure time.
