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Die Vermieterin legt Otti den Mietvertrag auf den Tisch. The landlady puts the rental contract on the table in front of Otti.

noun · B1

die Vermieterin

[fɛɐ̯ˈmiːtəʁɪn]

landlady

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Grammar

Plural
die Vermieterinnen 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 Vermieterin die Vermieterinnen
Die Vermieterin verlangt 1500 Euro Kaution. The landlady asks for a deposit of 1,500 euros.
Accusative wen? was? die Vermieterin die Vermieterinnen
Dative wem? der Vermieterin den Vermieterinnen
Otti bringt die Unterlagen rechtzeitig zur Vermieterin. Otti takes the documents to the landlady in good time.
Genitive wessen? der Vermieterin der Vermieterinnen

How the Word Is Built

Ver prefix miet root er suffix in suffix

ver-
often a change, a loss or "away": vermieten (to rent out), verlieren (to lose), sich verlaufen (to get lost).
-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 signs the rental contract

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