die Jungfer / Altjungfer

C1

a 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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Life Stages & Ageing

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Jungfer / Altjungfer in a sentence

Die alte Jungfer lebte allein in ihrem Haus.

Declension of die Jungfer / Altjungfer

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Jungfer / Altjungferdie Jungfern
Accusativedie Jungferdie Jungfern
Dativeder Jungferden Jungfern
Genitiveder Jungferder 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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