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Eine junge Kurierin trägt drei Pakete gleichzeitig die Treppe in den vierten Stock hinauf. A young courier carries three parcels at once up the stairs to the fourth floor.

noun · C1

die Kurierin

[kuˈʁiːʁɪn]

courier

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Other Examples

  • Ab März stellen wir eine weitere Kurierin ein, die vor allem die Touren im Norden übernimmt.

    From March we're taking on another courier, who will mainly cover the routes in the north.

  • Kennst du die Kurierin mit dem roten Helm? Sie fährt seit Jahren für Emil.

    Do you know the courier with the red helmet? She's been riding for Emil for years.

  • Frida hat in ihrer Studienzeit als Kurierin gejobbt und schwärmt noch heute davon.

    Frida worked as a courier during her student days and still raves about it today.

Grammar

Plural
die Kurierinnen 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 Kurierin die Kurierinnen
Eine junge Kurierin trägt drei Pakete gleichzeitig die Treppe in den vierten Stock hinauf. A young courier carries three parcels at once up the stairs to the fourth floor.
Accusative wen? was? die Kurierin die Kurierinnen
Dative wem? der Kurierin den Kurierinnen
Genitive wessen? der Kurierin der Kurierinnen

How the Word Is Built

Kurier root in suffix

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

Word family

der Kurierder Kurierdienst

In Otti's situations: Emil looks back on ten years as a courier

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