verb
to look after, to supervise, to care for
B1
betreuen: to look after, supervise, or care for someone or something (transitive: jemanden/etwas betreuen). Regular weak verb; auxiliary haben in perfekt (hat betreut). Non‑reflexive, inseparable. Common in contexts like childcare, projects or patient care. Passive forms use werden (wird betreut). Often used in professional contexts.
Examples
Ich habe die Gruppe betreut.
I supervised the group.
Die Sozialarbeiter betreuten die Familie, weil das Kind besondere Unterstützung brauchte.
The social workers cared for the family because the child needed special support.
Ich betreue die Kinder.
I look after the children.
Details
Mnemonics
picture a person 'bet'reu'en'—a caregiver with a badge labeled 'Betreuung' supervising children
sounds like 'be true in' — imagine being true in your duty to look after someone
Notes
betreuen is commonly used for supervising or providing care in social, educational, and medical contexts. It is a regular (weak) verb and does not take a separable prefix.