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The article for

Autorin

die Autorin

Autorin is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
die Autorinnen
English
author, writer (female)
Level
A2

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Why is it die Autorin?

Autorin ends in -in, and most nouns ending in -in are feminine: in a German dictionary, 88% of them take die.

All nouns ending in -in
Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] Author

[1] Verfasserin

[2] Writer

[2] Schriftstellerin

Examples

[1] Aha, so that is the author of this machine work

[1] Aha, das ist also die Autorin dieses Machwerks!

[1] "Should you condemn people who live out their dreams, asks the author - and helps with many practical excursions on the subject of height mountain climbing"

[1] „Sollte man Menschen verurteilen, die ihre Träume ausleben?, fragt die Autorin – und hilft mit vielen praktischen Exkursen zum Thema Höhenbergsteigen.“
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[2] She is a famous author

[2] Sie ist eine berühmte Autorin.

[2] "The Münster author Sofie Capasso brings her third book to the market with the fantasy novel" Ocean eyes ""

[2] „Die Münsterer Autorin Sofie Capasso bringt mit dem Fantasy-Roman „Ozeanaugen“ ihr mittlerweile drittes Buch auf den Markt.“

[2] "I have to get to know the author"

[2] „Ich muss die Autorin kennenlernen.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Autorin die Autorinnen
Genitiv der Autorin der Autorinnen
Dativ der Autorin den Autorinnen
Akkusativ die Autorin die Autorinnen

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