die Christin
Christian woman
A female person who belongs to the Christian religion.
EXAMPLE
Als überzeugte Christin engagiert sie sich ehrenamtlich in ihrer Kirchengemeinde.
As a committed Christian woman, she volunteers in her church community.
die Christin
Christian woman
die Christin, die Christinnen
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Christin, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Christinnen |
| genitive | der Christin |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Christin | die Christinnen |
| accusative | die Christin | die Christinnen |
| dative | der Christin | den Christinnen |
| genitive | der Christin | der Christinnen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Feminine form with "-in"
'Die Christin' (Christian woman) is the feminine form of 'der Christ' (Christian man). The ending '-in' is the standard form in German for forming the feminine variant of personal or occupational terms.
EXAMPLE
Die neue Kollegin ist eine praktizierende Christin.
The new colleague is a practicing Christian woman.
Word family
This word belongs to a word family related to religion: 'das Christentum' (Christianity, the religion itself), 'christlich' (Christian, the adjective), and 'der Christ' (the male person).
EXAMPLE
Sie feiert die traditionellen christlichen Feste.
She celebrates the traditional Christian holidays.
Typical collocations
'Christin' (Christian woman) is often combined with adjectives that describe the intensity of faith. Typical combinations are 'gläubige Christin' (devout Christian woman), 'überzeugte Christin' (committed Christian woman), or 'praktizierende Christin' (practicing Christian woman).
EXAMPLE
Als überzeugte Christin ist ihr der Glaube sehr wichtig.
As a committed Christian woman, her faith is very important to her.
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