Leserin

noun
female reader
B1

Leserin is the feminine German noun meaning 'female reader' or 'reader (female)'. Article is die; plural 'Leserinnen'. It’s the feminine agent form of Leser formed with suffix -in/-innen. Declension follows regular patterns for feminine nouns; note plural adds -innen, used to refer to women readers in formal and informal contexts.

Examples

Der Bibliothekar gab der Leserin eine Empfehlung, nachdem er das neue Buch eingetragen hatte.
The librarian gave the female reader a recommendation after he had entered the new book.
Ich bin Leserin.
I am a reader.
Die Leserin stellte eine Frage nach dem Artikel.
The female reader asked a question about the article.

Details

PluralLeserinnen

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
nominativedie Leserindie Leserinnen
genitiveder Leserinder Leserinnen
dativeder Leserinden Leserinnen
accusativedie Leserindie Leserinnen

Mnemonics

πŸ‘οΈPicture a woman holding a book with a pink bookmark labelled 'Leserin'
πŸ‘‚ends with '-in' like many German female nouns (think 'in' as female marker)
⚧️die = feminine (associate with female reader)

Notes

Leserin is the explicitly feminine form of Leser; used when the reader is known to be female.

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