die Chefin

B1

female boss

English meaning
female boss
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Chefinen
Vocabulary package
Colleagues & Teamwork

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Chefin in a sentence

Das kann ich nicht allein entscheiden, da muss ich erst die Chefin fragen.

I can't decide that alone, I have to ask the female boss first.

Declension of die Chefin

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Chefindie Chefinen
Accusativedie Chefindie Chefinen
Dativeder Chefinden Chefinnen
Genitiveder Chefinder Chefinen

Where Chefin comes from

Ableitung (Motion, Movierung) des Femininums aus der männlichen Form Chef mit dem Derivatem (Ableitungsmorphem) -in

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Questions about Chefin

Is it der, die or das Chefin?

It is die Chefin — Chefin is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Chefinen.

What is the plural of Chefin?

The plural of die Chefin is die Chefinen.

What is the genitive of Chefin?

The genitive singular is der Chefin. The dative plural is den Chefinnen.

What does Chefin mean in English?

die Chefin means "female boss". For example: "Das kann ich nicht allein entscheiden, da muss ich erst die Chefin fragen." — "I can't decide that alone, I have to ask the female boss first."

What level is Chefin in German?

Chefin is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the colleagues & teamwork vocabulary.

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