PE teacher
der Sportlehrer, die Sportlehrer
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PE teacher
A male teacher who teaches the subject of physical education at a school. The female form is die Sportlehrerin.
Unser neuer Sportlehrer lässt uns im Unterricht viel Völkerball spielen.
Our new PE teacher has us play a lot of dodgeball in class.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Sportlehrer |
| genitive | des Sportlehrers |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Sportlehrer | die Sportlehrer |
| accusative | den Sportlehrer | die Sportlehrer |
| dative | dem Sportlehrer | den Sportlehrern |
| genitive | des Sportlehrers | der Sportlehrer |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
The word is a simple compound of 'Sport' (sport/PE) and 'Lehrer' (teacher). So it refers to a teacher for the subject of physical education.
Der Sportlehrer hat eine neue Übung gezeigt.
The PE teacher showed a new exercise.
The structure '[subject] + Lehrer' is very common in German for referring to teachers of specific subjects. Other examples are 'Mathelehrer' (math teacher), 'Englischlehrer' (English teacher), or 'Musiklehrer' (music teacher).
Mein Lieblingslehrer war der Geschichtslehrer.
My favorite teacher was the history teacher.
In everyday language, a possessive pronoun ('mein' — my, 'unser' — our) or the definite article is often used when talking about a specific person. The word often appears in the context of school and lessons.
Unser Sportlehrer ist sehr streng, aber fair.
Our PE teacher is very strict but fair.
