Definition
A woman or girl whom someone knows well and likes in a personal, non-romantic relationship.
Translations
- English
- female friend
- Français
- amie
- Türkçe
- kadın arkadaş
- Polski
- przyjaciółka
- Русский
- подруга
- Українська
- подруга
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Freundin
- A1
- Noun
- People & Family
female friend
/diː ˈfʁɔʏndɪn/
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
- Freundinnen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Topics
- People & FamilyPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Anna ist meine beste Freundin.NominativSing.Anna is my best female friend.
- Ich treffe eine Freundin nach der Arbeit.AkkusativSing.I meet a female friend after work.
- Ich telefoniere mit meiner Freundin.DativSing.I am talking on the phone with my female friend.
- Die Schwester meiner Freundin wohnt in Bonn.GenitivSing.My female friend’s sister lives in Bonn.
- Meine Freundinnen lernen zusammen Deutsch.NominativPlur.My female friends learn German together.
- Ich lade meine Freundinnen zum Essen ein.AkkusativPlur.I invite my female friends to dinner.
- Mit meinen Freundinnen gehe ich gern spazieren.DativPlur.I like going for walks with my female friends.
- Die Freundinnen meiner Schwester kommen heute zu Besuch.GenitivPlur.My sister's female friends are coming to visit today.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Freundin/ˈfʁɔʏndɪn/
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Article phrase
die Freundin/diː ˈfʁɔʏndɪn/
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Plural
Freundinnen/ˈfʁɔʏndɪnən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Freundin | die Freundinnen |
| Akkusativ | die Freundin | die Freundinnen |
| Dativ | der Freundin | den Freundinnen |
| Genitiv | der Freundin | der Freundinnen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeine Freundin treffen
- Prepositional constructionmit einer Freundin telefonierenmit + Dativ
- Adjective combinationeine gute Freundin
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Word family
- Freund — male friend
- Freundschaft — friendship
- befreundet