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Eine Fußgängerin mit Kinderwagen wartet geduldig an der roten Ampel. A pedestrian with a pram waits patiently at the red light.

noun · B2

die Fußgängerin

[ˈfuːsˌɡɛŋəʁɪn]

pedestrian

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Grammar

Plural
die Fußgängerinnen 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 Fußgängerin die Fußgängerinnen
Eine Fußgängerin mit Kinderwagen wartet geduldig an der roten Ampel. A pedestrian with a pram waits patiently at the red light.
Accusative wen? was? die Fußgängerin die Fußgängerinnen
Dative wem? der Fußgängerin den Fußgängerinnen
Genitive wessen? der Fußgängerin der Fußgängerinnen

How the Word Is Built

Fuß root gäng 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: der Fuß + die Gängerin

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

der Fußgängerder Fußgehendie Fußgängerzone

In Otti's situations: Frida and the traffic in Berlin

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