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Die Betrügerin am Telefon klingt freundlich und sehr überzeugend. The scammer on the phone sounds friendly and very convincing.

noun · B2

die Betrügerin

[bəˈtʁyːɡəʁɪn]

scammer, fraudster

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Grammar

Plural
die Betrügerinnen In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? die Betrügerin die Betrügerinnen
Eine Betrügerin gab sich als Lottes Vermieterin aus, aber Lotte ließ sich nicht täuschen. A scammer pretended to be Lotte's landlady, but Lotte wasn't fooled.
Accusative wen? was? die Betrügerin die Betrügerinnen
Dative wem? der Betrügerin den Betrügerinnen
Genitive wessen? der Betrügerin der Betrügerinnen

How the Word Is Built

Be prefix trüg root er suffix in suffix

be-
makes a verb take a direct object: zahlen (to pay) → die Rechnung bezahlen (to pay the bill).
-er
a person or a tool that does something, masculine: mieten → der Vermieter (landlord).
-in
the female form of a person: der Lehrer → die Lehrerin.

Word family

In Otti's situations: Otti almost falls for a scam

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