Lehrerin

noun
female teacher
B1

Lehrerin: female teacher; also profesora/maestra in Spanish. It's a feminine noun (die Lehrerin) with plural Lehrerinnen. Use articles and declensions like die Lehrerin (Nom.), der Lehrerin (Dat./Gen.). It's regular; male form is Lehrer. No special prepositions or reflexive forms. Commonly used.

Examples

Die Lehrerin erklärt die Aufgabe sehr deutlich.
The (female) teacher explains the task very clearly.
Die Schule ehrte die Lehrerin, weil Kollegen ihre Geduld lobten.
The school honored the teacher because colleagues praised her patience.
Ich bin Lehrerin.
I am a female teacher.

Details

PluralLehrerinnen

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
nominativedie Lehrerindie Lehrerinnen
genitiveder Lehrerinder Lehrerinnen
dativeder Lehrerinden Lehrerinnen
accusativedie Lehrerindie Lehrerinnen

Mnemonics

👁️Imagine a female teacher at a blackboard with 'Lehrerin' written above her.
👂Lehrerin sounds like 'learning' — think of a woman who leads learning.
⚧️die (feminine) — female professions usually take 'die'; remember 'die Lehrerin'.

Notes

Lehrerin is explicitly feminine. The male form is 'Lehrer'. Use 'die Lehrerin' for one female teacher and 'die Lehrerinnen' for plural.

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