Is it der, die oder das Seniorin?
DIE
The correct article in German of Seniorin is die. So it is die Seniorin! (nominative case)
The word Seniorin 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.
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 Seniorin?
How does the declension of Seniorin 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 Seniorin | die Seniorinnen |
| Genitive | der Seniorin | der Seniorinnen |
| Dative | der Seniorin | den Seniorinnen |
| Akkusative | die Seniorin | die Seniorinnen |
What is the meaning of Seniorin in German?
Seniorin has various definitions in German:
[1] Old woman
[1] alte Frau[2] Economy: The older partner of a company, mostly mother of the junior
[2] Wirtschaft: die ältere Teilhaberin einer Firma, meist Mutter des Juniors[3] Sport, in the plural: older athlete, around 30 to 35 years
[3] Sport, im Plural: ältere Sportlerin, etwa ab 30 bis 35 JahrenHow to use Seniorin in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Seniorin with translations in English.
[1] Im Bus habe ich mich mit einer Seniorin unterhalten.
[1] On the bus I talked to a senior citizen[1] „Polens Großmütter widerstehen erfolgreich den Versuchungen der neuen Zeit und verwandeln sich nur in seltensten Fällen in eine rüstige Seniorin nach westeuropäischem Muster.“
[1] "Poland's grandmothers successfully resist the temptations of the new time and rarely transform themselves into a vigorous senior citizen to Western European musical musical people"[2] „Der Senior/die Seniorin kann durch eine weitere enge Verbundenheit dem Unternehmen und dem Nachfolger sehr dienlich sein.“
[2] "The senior citizen can be very useful to the company and the successor through a further close connection"[3] Die Seniorinnen haben wieder einmal das Spiel gewonnen.
[3] The senior citizens once again won the gameHow do you pronounce Seniorin?
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