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die Ballerina

B1

flat shoe

English meaning
flat shoe
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Ballerinas
Vocabulary package
Shoes & Footwear

Ballerina in a sentence

Sie trägt gern flache Ballerinas.

She likes wearing flat ballerina shoes.

Declension of die Ballerina

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Ballerinadie Ballerinas
Accusativedie Ballerinadie Ballerinas
Dativeder Ballerinaden Ballerinas
Genitiveder Ballerinader Ballerinas

Word family

die Ballerina is built from der Ball (ball). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

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Questions about Ballerina

Is it der, die or das Ballerina?

It is die Ballerina — Ballerina is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Ballerinas.

What is the plural of Ballerina?

The plural of die Ballerina is die Ballerinas.

What is the genitive of Ballerina?

The genitive singular is der Ballerina. The dative plural is den Ballerinas.

What does Ballerina mean in English?

die Ballerina means "flat shoe". For example: "Sie trägt gern flache Ballerinas." — "She likes wearing flat ballerina shoes."

What level is Ballerina in German?

Ballerina is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the shoes & footwear vocabulary.

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