Why is it die Soldatin?
Soldatin 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 members of the military staff of armed forces of a country
[1] weibliche Angehörige des militärischen Personals von Streitkräften eines LandesExamples
[1] The soldier received the rifle cord in Goldä
[1] Die Soldatin erhielt die Schützenschnur in Gold.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Soldatin | die Soldatinnen |
| Genitiv | der Soldatin | der Soldatinnen |
| Dativ | der Soldatin | den Soldatinnen |
| Akkusativ | die Soldatin | die Soldatinnen |
Pronunciation
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