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Die Handwerkerin verlegt die neuen Fliesen im Bad. The tradeswoman lays the new tiles in the bathroom.

noun · B2

die Handwerkerin

[ˈhantˌvɛʁkəʁɪn]

tradeswoman, craftswoman

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Grammar

Plural
die Handwerkerinnen 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 Handwerkerin die Handwerkerinnen
Eine Handwerkerin restauriert die alte Haustür aus Eichenholz. A craftswoman is restoring the old oak front door.
Accusative wen? was? die Handwerkerin die Handwerkerinnen
Dative wem? der Handwerkerin den Handwerkerinnen
Genitive wessen? der Handwerkerin der Handwerkerinnen

How the Word Is Built

Hand root werk 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: die Hand + die Werkerin

The last word gives the article. More rules

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