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Is it der, die oder das Leiterin?

DIE

The correct article in German of Leiterin is die. So it is die Leiterin! (nominative case)

The word Leiterin is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

Finding the right gender of a noun

German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.

In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.

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The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.

It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)

German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.

  • for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);

  • for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);

  • for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).

German declension of Leiterin?

How does the declension of Leiterin work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1 Singular Plural
Nominative die Leiterin die Leiterinnen
Genitive der Leiterin der Leiterinnen
Dative der Leiterin den Leiterinnen
Akkusative die Leiterin die Leiterinnen

What is the meaning of Leiterin in German?

Leiterin is defined as:

[1] Female person who works in a managerial function

[1] weibliche Person, die in leitender Funktion tätig ist

How to use Leiterin in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Leiterin with translations in English.

[1] Das gesamte Team wartete auf das Eintreffen der Leiterin.

[1] The entire team was waiting for the head of the ladder

[1] „Eingeladen waren rund 170 Leiterinnen und Leiter unterschiedlichster Einrichtungen wie etwa Stiftungen, Museen oder Gedenkstätten.“

[1] "Around 170 managers were invited to different facilities such as foundations, museums or memorial" "

[1] „Die alte fromme Leiterin der Schule, die sich am Anfang gleichgültig gegen die Freundschaft gezeigt hatte, die ich offenkundig für Angela hegte, nahm schließlich meine häufigen Besuche übel und hinterbrachte sie dem Pfarrer Tosello, Angelas Onkel.“

[1] "The old pious head of the school, which at the beginning showed itself indifferently against the friendship that I obviously had for Angela, finally took my frequent visits badly and put it on the pastor Tosello, Angelas Onkelä"

How do you pronounce Leiterin?

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