Definition
A woman who legally belongs to a country or municipality.
Translations
- English
- female citizen
- Français
- citoyenne
- Türkçe
- kadın vatandaş
- Polski
- obywatelka
- Русский
- гражданка
- Українська
- громадянка
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Bürgerin
- B1
- Noun
- Society & Public Life
female citizen
/diː ˈbʏʁɡəʁɪn/
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
- Bürgerinnen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Morphology
- Derived word
- Topics
- Society & Public LifePrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Bürgerin stellte einen Antrag bei der Stadtverwaltung.NominativSing.The female citizen submitted an application to the city administration.
- Der Beamte begrüßte die Bürgerin freundlich.AkkusativSing.The official greeted the female citizen warmly.
- Der Bürgermeister dankte der Bürgerin für ihr Engagement.DativSing.The mayor thanked the female citizen for her commitment.
- Die Rechte der Bürgerin sind gesetzlich geschützt.GenitivSing.The female citizen's rights are protected by law.
- Die Bürgerinnen engagieren sich in ihrer Gemeinde.NominativPlur.The female citizens are involved in their community.
- Die Stadt ehrte die Bürgerinnen für ihren Einsatz.AkkusativPlur.The city honored the female citizens for their commitment.
- Der Wahlleiter erklärte den Bürgerinnen den Ablauf der Wahl.DativPlur.The election official explained the voting process to the female citizens.
- Die Stimmen der Bürgerinnen wurden sorgfältig ausgezählt.GenitivPlur.The votes of the female citizens were counted carefully.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Bürgerin/ˈbʏʁɡəʁɪn/
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Article phrase
die Bürgerin/diː ˈbʏʁɡəʁɪn/
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Plural
Bürgerinnen/ˈbʏʁɡəʁɪnən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Bürgerin | die Bürgerinnen |
| Akkusativ | die Bürgerin | die Bürgerinnen |
| Dativ | der Bürgerin | den Bürgerinnen |
| Genitiv | der Bürgerin | der Bürgerinnen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationdie Bürgerin engagiert sich politisch
- Adjective combinationeine engagierte Bürgerin
- Verb constructiondie Bürgerin vertreten + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionmit der Bürgerin sprechenmit + Dativ
- Sentence patternJede Bürgerin hat das Recht zu wählen
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Easily confused withEinwohnerin — female resident
A Bürgerin is legally a member of a state or municipality; Einwohnerin more generally refers to a woman living there.
- Related termBürger — male citizen
- Easily confused withEinwohner — male resident
Bürgerin denotes legal affiliation; Einwohner refers to a person living in a place and says nothing about citizenship.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeDerived word
- BürgerOther
- -inSuffix
„Bürgerin“ is a feminine derivation of „Bürger“ with the suffix „-in“.
Word family
- Bürger — male citizen