die Pflegerin

B1

female nurse

English meaning
female nurse
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Pflegerinnen
Vocabulary package
Healthcare Professions

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Pflegerin in a sentence

Die Pflegerin kümmert sich um die Patienten.

The female nurse takes care of the patients.

Declension of die Pflegerin

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Pflegerindie Pflegerinnen
Accusativedie Pflegerindie Pflegerinnen
Dativeder Pflegerinden Pflegerinnen
Genitiveder Pflegerinder Pflegerinnen

Word family

die Pflegerin is built from die Pflege (nursing care). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Pflegerin comes from

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

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Questions about Pflegerin

Is it der, die or das Pflegerin?

It is die Pflegerin — Pflegerin is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Pflegerinnen.

What is the plural of Pflegerin?

The plural of die Pflegerin is die Pflegerinnen.

What is the genitive of Pflegerin?

The genitive singular is der Pflegerin. The dative plural is den Pflegerinnen.

What does Pflegerin mean in English?

die Pflegerin means "female nurse". For example: "Die Pflegerin kümmert sich um die Patienten." — "The female nurse takes care of the patients."

What level is Pflegerin in German?

Pflegerin is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the healthcare professions vocabulary.

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