Definition
A woman whose job is to teach students.
Translations
- English
- female teacher
- Français
- enseignante
- Türkçe
- kadın öğretmen
- Polski
- nauczycielka
- Русский
- учительница
- Українська
- учителька
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Lehrerin
- A1
- Noun
- Work & Professions
female teacher
/diː ˈleːʁəʁɪn/
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
- Lehrerinnen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Derived word
- Topics
- Work & ProfessionsPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Lehrerin schreibt an die Tafel.NominativSing.The teacher writes on the board.
- Unsere Lehrerin beantwortet die Frage.NominativSing.Our teacher answers the question.
- Ich frage die Lehrerin nach der Hausaufgabe.AkkusativSing.I ask the teacher about the homework.
- Wir sprechen mit der Lehrerin über den Ausflug.DativSing.We talk to the teacher about the trip.
- Die Lehrerinnen planen den Unterricht zusammen.NominativPlur.The teachers plan the lessons together.
- Die Schule sucht erfahrene Lehrerinnen.AkkusativPlur.The school is looking for experienced female teachers.
- Die Eltern danken den Lehrerinnen.DativPlur.The parents thank the teachers.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Lehrerin/ˈleːʁəʁɪn/
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Article phrase
die Lehrerin/diː ˈleːʁəʁɪn/
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Plural
Lehrerinnen/ˈleːʁəʁɪnən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Lehrerin | die Lehrerinnen |
| Akkusativ | die Lehrerin | die Lehrerinnen |
| Dativ | der Lehrerin | den Lehrerinnen |
| Genitiv | der Lehrerin | der Lehrerinnen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationdie Lehrerin fragen
- Prepositional constructionmit der Lehrerin sprechenmit + Dativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Broader termLehrkraft
- Related termBetreuerin — supervisor
A Lehrerin mainly teaches at a school; a Betreuerin accompanies and supervises people or groups without necessarily providing instruction.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeDerived word
- LehrerDerivational base
- inSuffix
Word family
- Lehrer — male teacher
- Deutschlehrerin — female German teacher