noun
female employee
B1
Mitarbeiterin: female employee or colleague, used for a woman working at a company or organization. Noun: die Mitarbeiterin. Plural form is Mitarbeiterinnen (adds -innen), regular feminine formation; declensions follow standard patterns (die Mitarbeiterin, der Mitarbeiterin, den Mitarbeiterinnen). No irregularities beyond gender-specific form.
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Der Chef lobte die Mitarbeiterin, weil sie die Präsentation gut vorbereitete.
The boss praised the female employee because she prepared the presentation well.
Die neue Mitarbeiterin wurde vom Team herzlich aufgenommen.
The new employee was warmly welcomed by the team.
Die neue Mitarbeiterin beginnt nächste Woche im Marketing.
The new female employee starts in the marketing department next week.
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Picture a woman at an office desk with a nameplate that says 'Mitarbeiterin'.
Think 'mit' (with) + 'Arbeiterin' (female worker) — someone who works with you.
die Mitarbeiterin — feminine: associate the -in ending with female form.
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The suffix -in marks the female form of many German occupational nouns. The neutral or mixed-gender plural can be 'Mitarbeiter' or the explicitly female plural 'Mitarbeiterinnen'.