Der, die or das Freundin?
die Freundin
- Gender
- feminine
- English
- friend
- Plural
- die Freundinnen
Why is it die Freundin?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Freundin. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: die Freundin.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Die Freundin wohnt in meiner Nähe.My female friend lives near me.
- Ich besuche eine alte Freundin.I am visiting an old friend.
Freundin in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Freundin: definite article first, then the indefinite article.
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der / ein | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Accusative | den / einen | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Dative | dem / einem | der / einer | dem / einem | den |
| Genitive | des / eines | der / einer | des / eines | der |
Freundin is one of about 1,700 common nouns in the free Der-Die-Das trainer. Short daily rounds with spaced repetition make the article stick.