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Other Examples
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Ich bin heute als Fußgängerin unterwegs, weil mein Fahrrad einen Platten hat.
I'm on foot today because my bike has a flat tyre.
The tinted words form a set phrase: einen Platten haben
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.
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| 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
In Otti's situations: Frida and the traffic in Berlin
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