die Chefin
boss
A woman who runs a company, department, or another group and is the superior of other people.
EXAMPLE
Die Chefin hat heute alle Mitarbeiter zu einer Besprechung eingeladen.
The boss invited all the employees to a meeting today.
die Chefin
boss
die Chefin, die Chefinnen
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Chefin, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Chefinnen |
| genitive | der Chefin |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Chefin | die Chefinnen |
| accusative | die Chefin | die Chefinnen |
| dative | der Chefin | den Chefinnen |
| genitive | der Chefin | der Chefinnen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Personal reference
With „meine Chefin“ (my boss) or „unsere Chefin“ (our boss), you show that you work for this woman yourself. These phrases are especially common when talking about your own workplace.
EXAMPLE
Unsere Chefin gibt uns jeden Freitag Rückmeldung zu unserer Arbeit.
Our boss gives us feedback on our work every Friday.
Career advancement
The phrase „zur Chefin ernannt werden“ (to be appointed as boss) is used when a woman officially takes on a management position. With „von“ (of), you can add which department or group she manages.
EXAMPLE
Sie wurde zur Chefin von dreißig Mitarbeitenden ernannt.
She was appointed boss of thirty employees.
Expressing requests
A typical pattern in the workplace is „die Chefin um etwas bitten“ (to ask the boss for something), such as permission, support, or a conversation. Here, both „die Chefin“ and the request after „um“ are in the accusative.
EXAMPLE
Ich habe die Chefin um einen freien Tag gebeten.
I asked the boss for a day off.
In real life
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