Occupations in German
Talking About Occupations in German
In German all occupations have a feminine and a masculine form. In most cases the feminine form ends in –in and sometimes features “Umlaute” as well. “Umlaute” are the little dots above the “ä”, “ö” or “ü”. For exam
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However there are some exceptions, for example
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Zum Beispiel:
| Ich bin Übersetzerin | I’m a translator |
| Er ist Architekt. | He is an architect |
| Sie ist Ärztin. | She is a doctor |
| Du bist Lehrer . | You are a teacher. |
As you can see you don’t need to include an article, like “a” or “an”, in German, when talking about your occupation, whereas in English you do.
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