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Brunos Mitbewohnerin hängt den Putzplan an den Kühlschrank. Bruno's flatmate puts the cleaning rota up on the fridge.

noun · B1

die Mitbewohnerin

[ˈmɪtbəˌvoːnəʁɪn]

flatmate, roommate

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Grammar

Plural
die Mitbewohnerinnen 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 Mitbewohnerin die Mitbewohnerinnen
Meine Mitbewohnerin und ich kochen oft zusammen. My flatmate and I often cook together.
Accusative wen? was? die Mitbewohnerin die Mitbewohnerinnen
Dative wem? der Mitbewohnerin den Mitbewohnerinnen
Trotz des Wiener Dialekts hat Lotte mit ihrer Mitbewohnerin keine Probleme bei der Verständigung. Despite the Viennese dialect, Lotte has no trouble communicating with her flatmate.
Genitive wessen? der Mitbewohnerin der Mitbewohnerinnen

How the Word Is Built

Mit prefix be prefix wohn root er suffix in suffix

mit-
with, along: mitkommen (to come along). Separable: Kommst du mit?
be-
makes a verb take a direct object: zahlen (to pay) → die Rechnung bezahlen (to pay the bill).
-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: Bruno moves into a shared flat

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