Why is it die Freundin?
Freundin ends in -in, and most nouns ending in -in are feminine: in a German dictionary, 88% of them take die.
All nouns ending in -inMeaning
Examples
[1] She is my best friend.
[1] Sie ist meine beste Freundin.
[1] "But in the case of Elizabeth Kearnon things were different, since she and her friend were apparently repeat offenders." [2]
[1] „Doch im Fall von Elizabeth Kearnon lag die Sache anders, da es sich bei ihr und ihrer Freundin offenbar um Wiederholungstäterinnen handelte.“[2]
More source examples (8)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "Now they were friends again." [3]
[1] „Nun waren sie wieder Freundinnen.“[3]
[1] "Ada had introduced me to a friend, Dina." [4]
[1] „Ada hatte mir eine Freundin vorgestellt, Dina.“[4]
[1] "The girlfriend noticed his despair and lost herself in justifications." [5]
[1] „Die Freundin bemerkte seine Verzweiflung und verlor sich in Rechtfertigungen.“[5]
[2] "Well, little one, do you already have a girlfriend?"
[2] „Na, Kleiner, hast du schon eine Freundin?“
[2] Thomas recently had a girlfriend.
[2] Thomas hat seit kurzem eine Freundin.
[2] "The friends have come and gone, but the beautiful feelings that the enjoyment of ice cream triggers in me have remained." [6]
[2] „Die Freundinnen sind gekommen und gegangen, aber die schönen Gefühle, die der Genuss von Eis in mir auslöst, sind geblieben.“[6]
[2] "I have girlfriends who are students." [7]
[2] „Ich habe Freundinnen, die Studentinnen sind.“[7]
[2] "I stayed behind for a while so Jacques had enough time to negotiate a truce between his girlfriend and his cousin." [8]
[2] „Ich blieb eine Weile zurück, damit Jacques genügend Zeit hatte, einen Waffenstillstand zwischen seiner Freundin und seiner Cousine auszuhandeln.“[8]
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Freundin | die Freundinnen |
| Genitiv | der Freundin | der Freundinnen |
| Dativ | der Freundin | den Freundinnen |
| Akkusativ | die Freundin | die Freundinnen |
Pronunciation
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