Meaning and translations

Definition

A woman who does not have citizenship of the country where she lives or is staying.

Translations
English
female foreign national
Français
étrangère
Türkçe
yabancı kadın
Polski
cudzoziemka
Русский
иностранка
Українська
іноземка

Grammar & classification

Article
die
Gender
Feminine
Plural
Ausländerinnen
Part of speech
Noun
CEFR level
B1
Morphology
Derived word
Topics
Countries & CulturesPrimarySociety & Public Life

Usage examples

  1. Die Ausländerin lebt seit drei Jahren in Deutschland.NominativSing.The foreign woman has been living in Germany for three years.
  2. Der Beamte überprüfte die Ausländerin an der Grenze.AkkusativSing.The official checked the foreign woman at the border.
  3. Die Mitarbeiterin erklärte der Ausländerin den Ablauf.DativSing.The employee explained the procedure to the foreign woman.

Pronunciation and forms

  • Lemma
    Ausländerin/ˈaʊ̯sˌlɛndəʁɪn/
  • Article phrase
    die Ausländerin/diː ˈaʊ̯sˌlɛndəʁɪn/
  • Plural
    Ausländerinnen/ˈaʊ̯sˌlɛndəʁɪnən/

Declension / Forms

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativdie Ausländerindie Ausländerinnen
Akkusativdie Ausländerindie Ausländerinnen
Dativder Ausländerinden Ausländerinnen
Genitivder Ausländerinder Ausländerinnen

Usage and collocations

  • Collocationdie Ausländerin anmelden
  • Collocationals Ausländerin leben
  • Verb constructiondie Ausländerin unterstützen + Akkusativ

Semantic relations

  • Broader termPerson — person

    A Ausländerin is a Person; the term additionally indicates that she does not have the citizenship of the country where she resides.

  • Easily confused withEinwanderin

    Ausländerin and Einwanderin can refer to the same person, but they emphasize different aspects: citizenship versus moving to the country.

  • Easily confused withStaatsbürgerin

    A Staatsbürgerin has the citizenship of a country; a Ausländerin specifically does not have the citizenship of the country where she resides.

Word formation and word family

Formation typeDerived word

  1. AusländerOther
  2. -inSuffix

„Ausländerin“ is derived from „Ausländer“ with the feminine suffix „-in“.

Word family

  • Ausländer — male foreign nationalGender-paired profession
  • Ausland — abroadWord family
  • ausländischWord family