lawyer
die Anwältin, die Anwältinnen
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female lawyer
A woman who has studied law and is authorized to represent people or organizations in court and in legal matters.
Meine Anwältin hat mir geraten, den Vergleich anzunehmen.
My lawyer advised me to accept the settlement.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Anwältinnen |
| genitive | der Anwältin |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Anwältin | die Anwältinnen |
| accusative | die Anwältin | die Anwältinnen |
| dative | der Anwältin | den Anwältinnen |
| genitive | der Anwältin | der Anwältinnen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Anwältin' (female lawyer) is the feminine form of 'der Anwalt' (lawyer). The ending '-in' is the standard form used to turn a masculine job title into the feminine form (e.g., Lehrer → Lehrerin, teacher → female teacher).
Sie ist eine sehr erfolgreiche Anwältin für Familienrecht.
She is a very successful family law lawyer.
Common verbs used with 'Anwältin' (female lawyer) are 'eine Anwältin beauftragen' (to hire a lawyer), 'einschalten' (to involve/contact), or 'konsultieren' (to consult). You can also say 'sich von einer Anwältin beraten lassen' (to get advice from a lawyer).
Wir müssen eine Anwältin einschalten, um den Vertrag zu prüfen.
We need to involve a lawyer to review the contract.
Important prepositions are 'zu' (movement: 'zu einer Anwältin gehen' — to go to a lawyer), 'bei' (location/appointment: 'bei einer Anwältin sein' — to be at a lawyer's office/with a lawyer), and 'mit' (interaction: 'mit der Anwältin sprechen' — to speak with the lawyer).
Ich habe morgen einen Termin bei meiner Anwältin.
I have an appointment with my lawyer tomorrow.
