Vocabulary
der
Amateur
/amaˈtøːɐ̯/· noun· Pl. die Amateure
amateur (not a professional); amateur, bungler (critical)
Der Amateur — someone who plays sport, makes music or takes photos as a hobby, without being paid; said critically, someone who does a job badly.
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Forms
- Singular
- der Amateur
- Plural
- die Amateure
- Genitiv
- des Amateurs
- feminin
- die Amateurin
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Amateur
amateur (hobby)
Im Chor singen nur Amateure, trotzdem klingt das Konzert fast professionell.
Only amateurs sing in the choir, yet the concert sounds almost professional.
Word family
Amateurdie Amateurin(female) amateurder Amateurfußballamateur footballamateurhaftamateurishder Amateurfotografamateur photographer
Common combinations
- als Amateur spielento play as an amateur
- Amateure und Profisamateurs and professionals
- vom Amateur zum Profifrom amateur to professional
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
der Laieder Hobbysportler
↔ Opposites
der Profi
Common learner mistakes
- die Amateursdie AmateureIt comes from French, but the German plural ends in -e: der Amateur, die Amateure.
Real examples
- Obwohl er nur Amateur ist, ist er schon zwei Marathons unter drei Stunden gelaufen.Although he is only an amateur, he has already run two marathons in under three hours.
- Er spielt nicht als Profi, sondern als Amateur.He doesn't play as a professional but as an amateur.
- Die Bilder in der Ausstellung stammen von Amateuren, die nur in ihrer Freizeit fotografieren.The pictures in the exhibition come from amateurs who take photographs only in their free time.
