Radfahrerin

noun
female cyclist
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Radfahrerin: feminine noun meaning 'female cyclist'. Refers to a woman who cycles. Singular: die Radfahrerin; plural: die Radfahrerinnen. Masculine form: Radfahrer. Follows regular feminine declension patterns. Use article die in singular. Not a verb; no auxiliary or reflexive properties and no irregular plural.

Examples

Die Radfahrerin fuhr schnell den Berg hinunter.
The (female) cyclist rode quickly down the mountain.
Die Radfahrerin fährt vorsichtig die Straße entlang.
The female cyclist is riding carefully down the street.
Der Beamte befragte die Radfahrerin, nachdem die Zeugin die Details nannte.
The officer questioned the female cyclist after the witness gave the details.

Details

PluralRadfahrerinnen

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
nominativedie Radfahrerindie Radfahrerinnen
genitiveder Radfahrerinder Radfahrerinnen
dativeder Radfahrerinden Radfahrerinnen
accusativedie Radfahrerindie Radfahrerinnen

Mnemonics

👁️Imagine a woman riding a bicycle with a ribbon on the wheel to mark 'female' — that's a Radfahrerin.
👂Think 'rad' as in 'radical' (bike wheel = rad), and 'her' to remember female: 'rad-her-in' -> female cyclist
⚧️die -> picture a female rider wearing a dress (traditional mnemonic: 'die' = female)

Notes

Radfahrerin is the feminine agent noun formed from 'Radfahrerin' (Radfahrer = male or generic). Use 'die' as the article and form the plural with -innen for groups of women.

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