die Leiterin
director
A woman who runs an institution, department, group, or project and is responsible for it.
EXAMPLE
Die Leiterin des Museums begrüßte die Gäste persönlich.
The museum director personally welcomed the guests.
die Leiterin
director
die Leiterin, die Leiterinnen
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Leiterin, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Leiterinnen |
| genitive | der Leiterin |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Leiterin | die Leiterinnen |
| accusative | die Leiterin | die Leiterinnen |
| dative | der Leiterin | den Leiterinnen |
| genitive | der Leiterin | der Leiterinnen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Specifying the area of responsibility
The institution or group a „Leiterin“ (director) runs is often indicated by a genitive directly after the word. Typical combinations are „Leiterin einer Abteilung“ (head of a department) or „Leiterin eines Teams“ (team leader).
EXAMPLE
Sie ist die Leiterin eines internationalen Teams.
She is the director of an international team.
Describing a role with „als“
Use „als Leiterin“ (as a director) to describe a woman's professional role, for example with „arbeiten“ (to work) or „tätig sein“ (to be employed). In this combination, „Leiterin“ normally appears without an article.
EXAMPLE
Seit zwei Jahren arbeitet sie als Leiterin einer Beratungsstelle.
She has been working as the director of a counseling center for two years.
Typical combinations
When a woman officially receives this position, „zur Leiterin ernannt werden“ (to be appointed director) is a typical combination. „Zur“ here stands for „zu der“ (to the).
EXAMPLE
Nach vielen Jahren im Unternehmen wurde sie zur Leiterin der Forschungsabteilung ernannt.
After many years with the company, she was appointed director of the research department.
In real life
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