die Jungfer / Altjungfer
C1a spinster / maid an unmarried woman, typically an older woman beyond the usual age for marriage
- English meaning
- a spinster / maid an unmarried woman, typically an older woman beyond the usual age for marriage
- Gender
- die — feminine
- Plural
- die Jungfern
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Jungfer / Altjungfer in a sentence
Die alte Jungfer lebte allein in ihrem Haus.
Declension of die Jungfer / Altjungfer
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | die Jungfer / Altjungfer | die Jungfern |
| Accusative | die Jungfer | die Jungfern |
| Dative | der Jungfer | den Jungfern |
| Genitive | der Jungfer | der Jungfern |
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Questions about Jungfer / Altjungfer
Is it der, die or das Jungfer / Altjungfer?
It is die Jungfer / Altjungfer — Jungfer / Altjungfer is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Jungfern.
What is the plural of Jungfer / Altjungfer?
The plural of die Jungfer / Altjungfer is die Jungfern.
What is the genitive of Jungfer / Altjungfer?
The genitive singular is der Jungfer. The dative plural is den Jungfern.
What does Jungfer / Altjungfer mean in English?
die Jungfer / Altjungfer means "a spinster / maid an unmarried woman, typically an older woman beyond the usual age for marriage". For example: "Die alte Jungfer lebte allein in ihrem Haus."
What level is Jungfer / Altjungfer in German?
Jungfer / Altjungfer is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the life stages & ageing vocabulary.
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