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The article for

Japanerin

die Japanerin

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

Plural
die Japanerinnen
English
Japanese person (female)
Topic
People

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Why is it die Japanerin?

Japanerin 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] inhabitant of Japan

[1] Einwohnerin von Japan

Examples

[1] Peters new girlfriend is Japanese ner

[1] Peters neue Freundin ist Japanerin.

[1] "The Japanese give up"

[1] „Die Japanerinnen geben auf.“
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These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "People stroll by, shortly afterwards two Japanese inside"

[1] „Leute schlendern vorbei, kurz darauf zwei Japanerinnen.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Japanerin die Japanerinnen
Genitiv der Japanerin der Japanerinnen
Dativ der Japanerin den Japanerinnen
Akkusativ die Japanerin die Japanerinnen

Pronunciation

In context

[1] Japanerin in einem traditionellen Hozeitskimono
[1] Japanerin in einem traditionellen Hozeitskimono Wikimedia Commons

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