female athlete
die Athletin, die Athletinnen
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female athlete
A woman who regularly does sports, especially as a competitor in a particular sport. She is characterized by physical strength, endurance, and skill.
Die junge Athletin trainiert jeden Tag für die Olympischen Spiele.
The young female athlete trains every day for the Olympic Games.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Athletinnen |
| genitive | der Athletin |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Athletin | die Athletinnen |
| accusative | die Athletin | die Athletinnen |
| dative | der Athletin | den Athletinnen |
| genitive | der Athletin | der Athletinnen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Athletin' (female athlete) is the feminine form of 'der Athlet' (the male athlete). The ending '-in' is the standard form in German for forming the feminine form from a masculine job title or person designation.
Meine Nachbarin ist eine erfolgreiche Athletin.
My neighbor is a successful female athlete.
The word belongs to a family of sports terms: 'der Athlet' (male athlete), 'die Athletik' (athletics, as a sporting discipline), and the adjective 'athletisch' (athletic, strongly built).
Sie hat einen sehr athletischen Körperbau.
She has a very athletic build.
Common adjectives used with 'Athletin' (female athlete) are 'professionell' (professional), 'erfolgreich' (successful), or 'jung' (young). Typical verbs are 'trainieren' (to train), 'antreten' (to compete), or 'sein' (to be).
Als professionelle Athletin achtet sie sehr auf ihre Ernährung.
As a professional female athlete, she pays close attention to her diet.
player
Spielerin refers to a woman taking part in a game, competition, or sport. Athletin describes a woman more generally who exercises regularly and often focuses on performance. Spielerin fits her specific role in the soccer game, while Athletin fits her athletic activity and ability.
Durch ihr tägliches Training ist Sara eine starke und ausdauernde Athletin.
Because of her daily training, Sara is a strong and enduring athlete.
Im heutigen Fußballspiel ist Sara die jüngste Spielerin ihrer Mannschaft.
In today's soccer game, Sara is the youngest player on her team.
