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Die Fahrlehrerin sitzt neben Kalle und lächelt ihm zu. The driving instructor sits next to Kalle and smiles at him.

noun · B1

die Fahrlehrerin

[ˈfaːɐ̯ˌleːʁəʁɪn]

driving instructor

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Grammar

Plural
die Fahrlehrerinnen 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 Fahrlehrerin die Fahrlehrerinnen
Meine Fahrlehrerin bleibt immer ruhig, auch wenn ich Fehler mache. My instructor always stays calm, even when I make mistakes.
Accusative wen? was? die Fahrlehrerin die Fahrlehrerinnen
Dative wem? der Fahrlehrerin den Fahrlehrerinnen
Genitive wessen? der Fahrlehrerin der Fahrlehrerinnen

How the Word Is Built

Fahr root lehr root er suffix in suffix

-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.

A compound: Fahr + die Lehrerin

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

In Otti's situations: Kalle learns to drive

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