Why is it die Schurkin?
Schurkin 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] female villain
[1] weiblicher SchurkeExamples
[1] If there was a villain in the whole story, then it was the daughter -in -law
[1] Wenn es denn eine Schurkin in der ganzen Geschichte gab, dann war es die Schwiegertochter.
[1] "It was the landlady who proved to be a villain"
[1] „Es war die Hauswirtin, die sich als Schurkin erwies.“
More source examples (1)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "During my report, she kept calling a villain on Melulla"
[1] „Während meines Berichtes nannte sie die niederträchtige Melulla immer wieder eine Schurkin.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Schurkin | die Schurkinnen |
| Genitiv | der Schurkin | der Schurkinnen |
| Dativ | der Schurkin | den Schurkinnen |
| Akkusativ | die Schurkin | die Schurkinnen |
Pronunciation
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