Why is it die Touristin?
Touristin 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
Examples
[1] So far, I was only a tourist in England.
[1] Bisher war ich nur als Touristin in England.
[1] "Tourists from all gentlemen countries came to hundreds in all colors and sizes, and it was almost like then at the time" [1]
[1] „Touristinnen aus aller Herren Länder kamen mir in allen Farben und Größen zu Hunderten entgegen, und es war fast so wie damals.“[1]
More source examples (2)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "So I crossed the border as a tourist on foot at Checkpoint Charlie and had to go back like Cinderelle before midnight" [2]
[1] „So überquerte ich die Grenze als Touristin zu Fuß am Checkpoint Charlie und musste wie Aschenputtel vor Mitternacht zurück sein.“[2]
[1] "For tourists in high heels is that as if they were a mountain with it climbing" [3]
[1] „Für Touristinnen in High Heels ist das, als würden sie einen Berg damit besteigen.“[3]
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Touristin | die Touristinnen |
| Genitiv | der Touristin | der Touristinnen |
| Dativ | der Touristin | den Touristinnen |
| Akkusativ | die Touristin | die Touristinnen |
Pronunciation
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