Why is it die Hinterbänklerin?
Hinterbänklerin 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 die
Meaning
[1] members of a parliament that has little influence
[1] Angehörige eines Parlaments, die wenig Einfluss hatExamples
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Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Hinterbänklerin | die Hinterbänklerinnen |
| Genitiv | der Hinterbänklerin | der Hinterbänklerinnen |
| Dativ | der Hinterbänklerin | den Hinterbänklerinnen |
| Akkusativ | die Hinterbänklerin | die Hinterbänklerinnen |
Pronunciation
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