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Frau Hilde ist eine begeisterte Leserin und liest jeden Tag zwei Zeitungen. Frau Hilde is a keen reader and reads two newspapers every day.

noun · B1

die Leserin

[ˈleːzəʁɪn]

reader

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Grammar

Plural
die Leserinnen 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 Leserin die Leserinnen
Eine Leserin hat einen langen Brief an die Zeitung geschrieben. A reader has written a long letter to the newspaper.
Accusative wen? was? die Leserin die Leserinnen
Dative wem? der Leserin den Leserinnen
Genitive wessen? der Leserin der Leserinnen
Die Vorschläge der Leserinnen und Leser wurden fast alle umgesetzt. Almost all of the readers' suggestions were implemented.

How the Word Is Built

Les 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.

Word family

In Otti's situations: Kalle reads the newspaper, The friends start a book club

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