"Der Professor lernt Deutsch."

Translation: The professor is learning German.

[Plushy]

It sounds like there's an extra syllable on the end of 'Professor' here. Anyone else hear that?

EDIT: Or is this a case of consonantal 'r'?

[captf]

No, I definitely heard it too - it almost sounded like it was saying Professorin, but that obviously makes no sense witht he article of der.
I had to play it slowly to make sure that it wasn't meant to be there.

[Simonovski]

I heard it too. The slow version is unambiguous, but the regular speed one definitely glitches at the end of 'Professor'.

[DynamicFox]

I heard this also in fast speaking. Not in slow speaking.

[deactivated user]

What about "teaches" or "is teaching"? Is always thought lernen is both, to learn and to teach in German. Especially in this context, I would guess that a professor teaches someone, not is being taught.

[lothandar]

That would be lehrt, not lernt.

[DynamicFox]

The professor teaches German would be in German:
Der Professor unterrichtet Deutsch.

[based2]

teacher is not valid?

[christian]

"Professor" means "professor" and nothing else. The German for "teacher" is "Lehrer" (primary/secondary school) or "Dozent" (university).

[Teresinha]

How is used "Professor"?