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A woman who supports another person, often someone in a leadership position, with their work and takes on organizational tasks.
Die Assistentin der Geschäftsführung koordiniert alle wichtigen Termine.
The executive assistant coordinates all important appointments.
The word 'Assistentin' (female assistant) is the feminine form of 'der Assistent' (male assistant). The ending '-in' is used very frequently in German to form the feminine form of job titles or terms for people.
Er ist Assistent am Lehrstuhl, und sie ist die neue Assistentin des Professors.
He is an assistant at the department, and she is the professor's new assistant.
In a professional context, 'Assistentin' (assistant) often appears with a genitive to describe the position. Typical phrases are 'Assistentin der Geschäftsführung' (executive assistant), 'Assistentin des Vorstands' (assistant to the board), or 'persönliche Assistentin' (personal assistant).
Als Assistentin des Abteilungsleiters hat sie viel Verantwortung.
As assistant to the department head, she has a lot of responsibility.
You can tell from the context whether an 'Assistentin' (assistant) works in an office or at a university. Words like 'Geschäftsführung' (management) or 'Büro' (office) point to management support, while 'Institut' (institute), 'Professor' (professor), or 'Forschung' (research) point to the academic field.
Die Assistentin des Professors hilft bei der Vorbereitung der Vorlesung.
The professor's assistant helps prepare the lecture.
female employee
'Mitarbeiterin' and 'Assistentin' both refer to women who work professionally in an organization. 'Mitarbeiterin' is the more general term: she can have many different tasks and simply be part of a team or a company. 'Assistentin' is more specific because she usually supports a particular person or department, often with organization, appointments, or preparation. At a university, 'Assistentin' can also mean a research assistant. Learners may confuse the words because every 'Assistentin' can also be a 'Mitarbeiterin'. But not every 'Mitarbeiterin' is an 'Assistentin'.
Die Assistentin des Chefs hat den Termin nach dem Gespräch verschoben.
The boss's assistant postponed the appointment after the conversation.
Am Empfang half uns eine freundliche Mitarbeiterin mit dem Formular.
At reception, a friendly employee helped us with the form.