noun
female resident, female inhabitant
B1
Means a female resident or female inhabitant, a woman living in a building, flat, or community. Noun: die Bewohnerin; plural Bewohnerinnen. Specialties: the suffix -in marks feminine gender; plural forms use -innen (die Bewohnerinnen). Declines regularly; dative plural appears as den Bewohnerinnen.
Examples
Die Bewohnerin des Zimmers nebenan ist sehr freundlich.
The female resident of the room next door is very friendly.
Der Hausmeister kontaktierte die Bewohnerin per Telefon, weil das Licht im Keller ausgefallen war.
The caretaker contacted the female resident by phone because the light in the basement had gone out.
Jede Bewohnerin erhielt eine Einladung.
Every female resident received an invitation.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a woman at the door with a badge that reads 'Die Bewohnerin'.
Feminine: imagine a female neighbor with a 'die' ribbon to remember the gender.
Notes
Bewohnerin is the regular feminine counterpart to Bewohner. Plural is Bewohnerinnen; genitive singular and dative singular follow typical feminine patterns.