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Die Hausmeisterin wechselt die Glühbirne im Flur. The caretaker is changing the light bulb in the hall.

noun · A2

die Hausmeisterin

[ˈhaʊ̯sˌmaɪ̯stəʁɪn]

caretaker

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Other Examples

  • Ich frage die Hausmeisterin nach dem Schlüssel für den Keller.

    I ask the caretaker for the key to the cellar.

  • Hast du die Telefonnummer der Hausmeisterin?

    Do you have the caretaker's phone number?

  • Lotte bringt der Hausmeisterin ein Stück Kuchen.

    Lotte brings the caretaker a piece of cake.

Grammar

Plural
die Hausmeisterinnen 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 Hausmeisterin die Hausmeisterinnen
Die Hausmeisterin wechselt die Glühbirne im Flur. The caretaker is changing the light bulb in the hall.
Accusative wen? was? die Hausmeisterin die Hausmeisterinnen
Dative wem? der Hausmeisterin den Hausmeisterinnen
Genitive wessen? der Hausmeisterin der Hausmeisterinnen

How the Word Is Built

Haus root meister root in suffix

-in
the female form of a person: der Lehrer → die Lehrerin.

A compound: das Haus + die Meisterin

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

In Otti's situations: Frau Hilde calls the caretaker

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