Definition
A woman who has committed a serious offence punishable by law.
Translations
- English
- female criminal
- Français
- criminelle
- Türkçe
- kadın suçlu
- Polski
- przestępczyni
- Русский
- преступница
- Українська
- злочинниця
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Verbrecherin
- B1
- Noun
- Society & Public Life
female criminal
/diː fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçɐʁɪn/
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
- Verbrecherinnen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Topics
- Society & Public LifePrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Verbrecherin wurde von der Polizei festgenommen.NominativSing.The female criminal was arrested by the police.
- Die Polizei befragte die Verbrecherin nach dem Vorfall.AkkusativSing.The police questioned the female criminal about the incident.
- Die Verbrecherin vertraute ihrer Anwältin.DativSing.The female criminal trusted her lawyer.
- Die Aussage der Verbrecherin war entscheidend.GenitivSing.The female criminal's testimony was crucial.
- Die Verbrecherinnen wurden von der Polizei festgenommen.NominativPlur.The female criminals were arrested by the police.
- Die Polizei suchte die Verbrecherinnen in der ganzen Stadt.AkkusativPlur.The police searched for the female criminals throughout the city.
- Die Richterin sprach mit den Verbrecherinnen.DativPlur.The judge spoke with the female criminals.
- Die Aussagen der Verbrecherinnen wurden sorgfältig geprüft.GenitivPlur.The statements of the female criminals were carefully examined.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Verbrecherin/fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçɐʁɪn/
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Article phrase
die Verbrecherin/diː fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçɐʁɪn/
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Plural
Verbrecherinnen/fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçɐʁɪnən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Verbrecherin | die Verbrecherinnen |
| Akkusativ | die Verbrecherin | die Verbrecherinnen |
| Dativ | der Verbrecherin | den Verbrecherinnen |
| Genitiv | der Verbrecherin | der Verbrecherinnen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationeine verurteilte Verbrecherin
- Adjective combinationeine gefährliche Verbrecherin
- Verb constructioneine Verbrecherin festnehmen + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionmit einer Verbrecherin sprechenmit + Dativ
- Sentence patternDie Verbrecherin steht vor Gericht.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Narrower termTäterin
A Täterin is a more general designation; a Verbrecherin is a Täterin who has committed a serious crime.
- Near-synonymStraftäterin
Straftäterin also refers to a woman who has committed a crime, but it is more neutral and broader in scope.
- Narrower termMörderin
A Mörderin has killed a person and is therefore a particular type of Verbrecherin.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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