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Die Schweizerin spricht Deutsch und Französisch. The Swiss woman speaks German and French.

noun · A1

die Schweizerin

[ˈʃvaɪ̯t͡səʁɪn]

Swiss

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Other Examples

  • Lottes Professorin ist Schweizerin.

    Lotte's professor is Swiss.

  • Kennst du die Schweizerin aus dem Deutschkurs?

    Do you know the Swiss woman from the German course?

  • Wir wohnen neben einer Schweizerin.

    We live next door to a Swiss woman.

Grammar

Plural
die Schweizerinnen 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 Schweizerin die Schweizerinnen
Die Schweizerin spricht Deutsch und Französisch. The Swiss woman speaks German and French.
Accusative wen? was? die Schweizerin die Schweizerinnen
Dative wem? der Schweizerin den Schweizerinnen
Genitive wessen? der Schweizerin der Schweizerinnen

How the Word Is Built

Schweiz 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: Otti and the German-speaking countries

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