die Nachbarin
neighbor
A woman who lives near or in the same building as another person.
EXAMPLE
Unsere Nachbarin bringt uns manchmal selbst gebackenen Kuchen.
Our neighbor sometimes brings us homemade cake.
die Nachbarin
neighbor
die Nachbarin, die Nachbarinnen
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Nachbarin, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Nachbarinnen |
| genitive | der Nachbarin |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Nachbarin | die Nachbarinnen |
| accusative | die Nachbarin | die Nachbarinnen |
| dative | der Nachbarin | den Nachbarinnen |
| genitive | der Nachbarin | der Nachbarinnen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Typical collocations
The verbs 'grüßen' (to greet), 'besuchen' (to visit), 'helfen' (to help), and 'mit jemandem sprechen' (to speak with someone) are often used with 'Nachbarin' (neighbor). These verbs describe typical everyday interactions in the neighborhood.
EXAMPLE
Ich grüße die Nachbarin jeden Morgen im Treppenhaus.
I greet the neighbor every morning in the stairwell.
Dative with helfen
With the verb 'helfen' (to help), 'die Nachbarin' (the neighbor) is in the dative: 'der Nachbarin helfen' (to help the neighbor). This also applies when the help is brief or practical.
EXAMPLE
Wir haben der Nachbarin beim Tragen der Einkaufstaschen geholfen.
We helped the neighbor carry the shopping bags.
Prepositional collocations
For everyday interactions, expressions such as 'bei der Nachbarin klingeln' (to ring the neighbor's doorbell), 'mit der Nachbarin sprechen' (to speak with the neighbor), and 'etwas von der Nachbarin bekommen' (to get something from the neighbor) are especially common.
EXAMPLE
Heute Abend klingele ich bei der Nachbarin, weil ich ihren Schlüssel gefunden habe.
This evening, I’m going to ring the neighbor’s doorbell because I found her key.
In real life
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