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Die Pflegerin misst Kalles Fieber. The nurse takes Kalle's temperature.

noun · A2

die Pflegerin

[ˈp͡fleːɡəʁɪn]

nurse, carer

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Other Examples

  • Ich bedanke mich bei der Pflegerin für ihre Hilfe.

    I thank the nurse for her help.

  • Fragst du die Pflegerin nach der Besuchszeit?

    Will you ask the nurse about the visiting hours?

  • Frau Hilde war früher Pflegerin in einem Krankenhaus.

    Frau Hilde used to be a nurse in a hospital.

Grammar

Plural
die Pflegerinnen 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 Pflegerin die Pflegerinnen
Die Pflegerin macht Kalles Wunde sauber. The nurse cleans Kalle's wound.
Accusative wen? was? die Pflegerin die Pflegerinnen
Dative wem? der Pflegerin den Pflegerinnen
Ich bedanke mich bei der Pflegerin für ihre Hilfe. I thank the nurse for her help.
Genitive wessen? der Pflegerin der Pflegerinnen

How the Word Is Built

Pfleg 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

pflegender Pflegerdie Pflegedie Krankenpflegerin

In Otti's situations: Otti visits Kalle in hospital

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