A1 Grammar · Unit 9 · Topic 21 of 30

German Job Words: -in (Feminine Forms)

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In short

Add -in to masculine German job titles to make them feminine: der Lehrer → die Lehrerin.

हिंदी में समझें

महिला के लिए पेशे के नाम में -in जुड़ता है: der Arzt → die Ärztin। बहुवचन में -innen: die Lehrerinnen।

Learn how to form feminine German job titles. Add -in to masculine German job titles to make them feminine: der Lehrer → die Lehrerin, der Arzt → die Ärztin. Plural: die Lehrerinnen.

masculinefemininefeminine plural
der Lehrerdie Lehrerindie Lehrerinnen
der Arztdie Ärztindie Ärztinnen

When saying your German profession, use als: Ich arbeite als Lehrer bei der Firma.

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