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Die Schäferin zählt am Abend ihre Schafe. The shepherd counts her sheep in the evening.

noun · C1

die Schäferin

[ˈʃɛːfəʁɪn]

shepherd, shepherdess

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Grammar

Plural
die Schäferinnen 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 Schäferin die Schäferinnen
Die Schäferin zählt am Abend ihre Schafe. The shepherd counts her sheep in the evening.
Accusative wen? was? die Schäferin die Schäferinnen
Dative wem? der Schäferin den Schäferinnen
Ich spreche morgen mit einer Schäferin, die ihre Herde mit drei großen Hunden schützt. Tomorrow I'm talking to a shepherd who protects her flock with three big dogs.
Genitive wessen? der Schäferin der Schäferinnen

How the Word Is Built

Schäf 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

der Schäferdas Schafder Schäferhund

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