Definition
A woman who leads a company, department, or team.
Translations
- English
- boss
- Français
- patronne
- Türkçe
- kadın yönetici
- Polski
- szefowa
- Русский
- начальница
- Українська
- керівниця
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Chefin
- A1
- Noun
- Work & Professions
boss
/diː ˈʃɛfɪn/
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
- Chefinnen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Derived word
- Topics
- Work & ProfessionsPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Chefin plant ein neues Projekt.NominativSing.The boss is planning a new project.
- Ich rufe die Chefin an.AkkusativSing.I call the boss.
- Ich danke der Chefin für ihre Unterstützung.DativSing.I thank the female manager for her support.
- Die Entscheidung der Chefin ist endgültig.GenitivSing.The boss’s decision is final.
- Die Chefinnen nehmen an der Konferenz teil.NominativPlur.The female bosses are taking part in the conference.
- Die Mitarbeiter begrüßen die Chefinnen.AkkusativPlur.The employees greet the female bosses.
- Mit den Chefinnen sprechen wir über neue Regeln.DativPlur.We talk with the female bosses about new rules.
- Die Entscheidungen der Chefinnen beeinflussen das Unternehmen.GenitivPlur.The female managers' decisions influence the company.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Chefin/ˈʃɛfɪn/
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Article phrase
die Chefin/diː ˈʃɛfɪn/
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Plural
Chefinnen/ˈʃɛfɪnən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Chefin | die Chefinnen |
| Akkusativ | die Chefin | die Chefinnen |
| Dativ | der Chefin | den Chefinnen |
| Genitiv | der Chefin | der Chefinnen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationdie Chefin anrufen
- Prepositional constructionmit der Chefin sprechenmit + Dativ
- Profession expressionChefin sein
- Collocationeine erfahrene Chefin
- Sentence patterndie Chefin leitet ein Team
- Sentence patternDie Chefin begrüßt die neuen Mitarbeiter.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- AntonymUntergebene
A Chefin leads others; Untergebene are below her in the hierarchy.
- Near-synonymVorgesetzte
Vorgesetzte refers to a woman with authority to give instructions; Chefin emphasizes the leadership role, and the terms overlap depending on the work context.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeDerived word
- ChefOther
- inSuffix
„Chefin“ is the feminine designation for a person corresponding to the masculine noun „Chef“; the ending „-in“ marks the feminine gender.
Word family
- Chef — boss