spy
die Spionin, die Spioninnen
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spy
A woman who secretly gathers information about people, organizations, or countries and passes it on to others, usually on behalf of an intelligence service.
Die Spionin wurde enttarnt, bevor sie geheime Dokumente übergeben konnte.
The spy was exposed before she could hand over the secret documents.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Spioninnen |
| genitive | der Spionin |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Spionin | die Spioninnen |
| accusative | die Spionin | die Spioninnen |
| dative | der Spionin | den Spioninnen |
| genitive | der Spionin | der Spioninnen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
“Spionin” (spy) is often used with verbs from the fields of intelligence and investigations: „eine Spionin enttarnen“ (to expose a spy), „überwachen“ (to monitor), „festnehmen“ (to arrest), or „verhören“ (to interrogate).
Die Polizei konnte die Spionin nach monatelanger Überwachung festnehmen.
The police were able to arrest the spy after monitoring her for several months.
Typical sentence patterns describe what information the spy gathers, whom she works for, or where she passes the information on. Expressions such as „im Auftrag eines Geheimdienstes“ (on behalf of an intelligence service) or „geheime Informationen“ (secret information) often appear in the sentence.
Die Spionin sammelte im Auftrag eines Geheimdienstes Informationen über die Militärbasis.
The spy gathered information about the military base on behalf of an intelligence service.
Words such as „Deckname“ (code name), „geheime Dokumente“ (secret documents), „Geheimdienst“ (intelligence service), „enttarnt“ (exposed), and „verdeckte Mission“ (covert mission) usually indicate that „Spionin“ (spy) is being used in the context of organized intelligence gathering.
Als die Spionin unter ihrem Decknamen aufflog, begann eine internationale Untersuchung.
When the spy was exposed under her code name, an international investigation began.
