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The waitress brings two plates.
Die Kellnerin bringt zwei Teller. The waitress brings two plates.

noun · A1

die Kellnerin

[ˈkɛlnəʁɪn]

waitress

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Other Examples

  • Wir warten auf die Kellnerin.

    We're waiting for the waitress.

  • Siehst du die Kellnerin?

    Can you see the waitress?

  • Frau Hilde gibt der Kellnerin Trinkgeld.

    Frau Hilde gives the waitress a tip.

Grammar

Plural
die Kellnerinnen 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 Kellnerin die Kellnerinnen
Die Kellnerin fragt: Zusammen oder getrennt? The waitress asks: together or separately?
Accusative wen? was? die Kellnerin die Kellnerinnen
Dative wem? der Kellnerin den Kellnerinnen
Bruno war gestern unhöflich zur Kellnerin, und jetzt tut es ihm leid. Bruno was rude to the waitress yesterday, and now he's sorry.
Genitive wessen? der Kellnerin der Kellnerinnen

How the Word Is Built

Kellner root in suffix

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

Word family

der Kellnerkellnern

In Otti's situations: Otti in the restaurant, The friends eat out

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