Regisseur

director

noun re-zhi-SOER Less Common

Origin: from French régisseur

Usage Note

Regisseur is a film, stage, or TV director and keeps its French sound, with a soft 'zh'. Do not use Direktor for this role, which instead means a company or school head. The female form is Regisseurin, and the craft itself is die Regie.

Examples

"Der Regisseur dreht einen neuen Film."

Natural Translation

The director is shooting a new film.

Literal Translation

The director shoots a new film.

Related Words

Explore German by topic

GermanNow

Bitte in German: Please, You're Welcome, and More

Bitte means please, you're welcome, here you go, and pardon in German. Learn all the meanings, bitte schön vs bitte sehr, and the danke-bitte rule.

June 5, 2026 5 min read

GermanNow

German Numbers 1–100: Why 21 Is Said Backwards

German numbers 1 to 100 reverse the digits: 21 is einundzwanzig (one-and-twenty). Learn the und rule, the irregulars, and how to hear prices fast.

June 5, 2026 6 min read

GermanNow

German Adjective Endings Made Simple

German adjective endings come down to one question, not three tables: does the article already show gender and case? If yes, the adjective stays lazy.

June 5, 2026 6 min read

GermanNow

German Two-Way Prepositions: Accusative or Dative?

Use accusative for movement into a place (wohin?) and dative for a fixed location (wo?). Master all nine German two-way prepositions with one simple test.

June 9, 2026 6 min read