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secretary
A female person who handles administrative and organizational tasks in an office, such as managing correspondence, scheduling appointments, and maintaining files.
Meine Sekretärin wird Sie anrufen, um einen Termin zu vereinbaren.
My secretary will call you to arrange an appointment.
The ending '-in' shows that this is a female person. This is a very common way to derive female job titles from the masculine form (here: 'der Sekretär' (the male secretary)).
Die neue Sekretärin beginnt nächsten Montag mit ihrer Arbeit.
The new secretary starts her job next Monday.
'Die Sekretärin' (the female secretary) belongs to the word family of 'das Sekretariat' (the secretariat/office). The Sekretariat is the place where she works, meaning the office or administrative department.
Bitte geben Sie die Unterlagen direkt im Sekretariat ab.
Please hand in the documents directly at the office.
The word is often used with verbs that describe typical office tasks. These include 'Termine vereinbaren' (to schedule appointments), 'Anrufe entgegennehmen' (to answer calls), or 'die Post bearbeiten' (to process the mail).
Die Sekretärin ist dafür zuständig, die wöchentliche Teambesprechung zu organisieren.
The secretary is responsible for organizing the weekly team meeting.
secretary / writing desk
'der Sekretär' and 'die Sekretärin' both refer to a person who organizes things in an office, plans appointments, and handles written correspondence. The most important difference is gender: 'der Sekretär' means a male person, while 'die Sekretärin' means a female person. They can be confused because the job is the same and the words look almost identical. Also important: in another context, 'der Sekretär' can be a piece of furniture, but 'die Sekretärin' refers to a woman in an office.
Nach dem Gespräch gibt die Sekretärin dem Kunden die Unterlagen.
After the conversation, the secretary gives the client the documents.
Der Sekretär des Chefs verschiebt den Termin auf Freitag.
The boss's secretary moves the appointment to Friday.