die Mitschülerin
classmate
A girl or woman who attends or attended the same school as another person.
EXAMPLE
Meine Mitschülerin hat mir bei den Hausaufgaben geholfen.
My classmate helped me with my homework.
die Mitschülerin
classmate
die Mitschülerin, die Mitschülerinnen
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Mitschülerin, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Mitschülerinnen |
| genitive | der Mitschülerin |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Mitschülerin | die Mitschülerinnen |
| accusative | die Mitschülerin | die Mitschülerinnen |
| dative | der Mitschülerin | den Mitschülerinnen |
| genitive | der Mitschülerin | der Mitschülerinnen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Word formation
'Mitschülerin' (female classmate) is made up of 'mit' (with) and 'Schülerin' (female student). The element 'mit' shows that the person attends the same school as someone else.
EXAMPLE
Eine Mitschülerin aus meiner Schule hat den Wettbewerb gewonnen.
A classmate from my school won the competition.
School context
'Mitschülerin' (female classmate) can refer to a girl or woman from the same school; she does not have to be in the same class.
EXAMPLE
Eine Mitschülerin aus der zehnten Klasse hat mir den Weg zur Bibliothek erklärt.
A classmate from the tenth grade explained the way to the library to me.
Typical collocations
Common phrases include 'mit einer Mitschülerin sprechen' (to talk to a female classmate), 'einer Mitschülerin helfen' (to help a female classmate), and 'sich mit einer Mitschülerin anfreunden' (to become friends with a female classmate). After 'mit' and 'helfen', 'Mitschülerin' is in the dative case.
EXAMPLE
Ich habe gestern mit einer Mitschülerin über das Schulprojekt gesprochen.
Yesterday, I talked to a classmate about the school project.
In real life
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