Definition
A woman who has only recently started learning or doing an activity.
Translations
- English
- female beginner
- Français
- débutante
- Türkçe
- acemi
- Polski
- początkująca
- Русский
- начинающая
- Українська
- початківиця
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Anfängerin
- B1
- Noun
- Education & Learning
- Leisure & Hobbies
female beginner
/diː ˈanˌfɛŋəʁɪn/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Anfängerinnen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Morphology
- Derived word
- Topics
- Education & LearningPrimaryLeisure & Hobbies
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Anfängerin übte jeden Tag eine halbe Stunde.NominativSing.The female beginner practiced for half an hour every day.
- Die Lehrerin lobte die Anfängerin für ihren Fortschritt.AkkusativSing.The teacher praised the female beginner for her progress.
- Der Trainer gab der Anfängerin wertvolle Tipps.DativSing.The coach gave the female beginner valuable tips.
- Die Fortschritte der Anfängerin waren deutlich sichtbar.GenitivSing.The female beginner’s progress was clearly visible.
- Die Anfängerinnen lernten schnell neue Techniken.NominativPlur.The female beginners quickly learned new techniques.
- Die Schule unterstützte die Anfängerinnen mit zusätzlichem Unterricht.AkkusativPlur.The school supported the female beginners with additional lessons.
- Die Trainer erklärten den Anfängerinnen die Übungen geduldig.DativPlur.The coaches patiently explained the exercises to the female beginners.
- Die Leistungen der Anfängerinnen verbesserten sich stetig.GenitivPlur.The female beginners’ performance improved steadily.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Anfängerin/ˈanˌfɛŋəʁɪn/
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Article phrase
die Anfängerin/diː ˈanˌfɛŋəʁɪn/
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Plural
Anfängerinnen/ˈanˌfɛŋəʁɪnən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Anfängerin | die Anfängerinnen |
| Akkusativ | die Anfängerin | die Anfängerinnen |
| Dativ | der Anfängerin | den Anfängerinnen |
| Genitiv | der Anfängerin | der Anfängerinnen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationeine motivierte Anfängerin
- Collocationals Anfängerin beginnen
- Verb constructiondie Anfängerin fördern + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionmit einer Anfängerin übenmit + Dativ
- Sentence patternDie Anfängerin wird später eine erfahrene Fachkraft.
- Sentence patternAls Anfängerin braucht sie noch etwas Geduld.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Related termFortgeschrittene
Anfängerin refers to the beginning of learning, whereas Fortgeschrittene refers to a person who already has more advanced knowledge.
- Near-synonymNovizin
Novizin usually refers to a Anfängerin in a particular field of learning or activity and may additionally have an institutional or religious connotation.
- Broader termLernende
Lernende is broader in scope and also includes people with advanced knowledge; Anfängerin specifically refers to a woman at the beginning of learning.
- Easily confused withAnfänger — male beginner
Anfänger refers to a man or, generally, a person at the beginning of learning; Anfängerin is the feminine form and refers to a woman.
- Semantically relatedNeuling
Neuling generally refers to an inexperienced person in a new field, whereas Anfängerin explicitly emphasizes the beginning of learning or practicing.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeDerived word
- AnfängerOther
- -inSuffix
„Anfängerin“ is a feminine term for a person corresponding to „Anfänger“ and refers to a woman who is newly learning or practicing an activity.
Word family
- Anfänger — male beginner