Word
Die Schülerin macht abends im Wohnzimmer ihre Hausaufgaben.
Meaning
The pupil (female) does her homework in the living room in the evenings.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Die Schülerin macht abends im Wohnzimmer ihre Hausaufgaben.
in
in
dem
the; (masculine or neuter, dative)
das Wohnzimmer
the living room
die Hausaufgabe
the homework
Questions & Answers about Die Schülerin macht abends im Wohnzimmer ihre Hausaufgaben.
What does Schülerin mean exactly, and how is it different from Schüler?
Schülerin means female pupil / female (school) student.
- Schüler = male pupil / student, or sometimes a mixed/unspecified group (depending on context).
- Schülerin = specifically one female pupil.
The -in ending is the usual feminine ending for many professions and roles (for example: Lehrer → Lehrerin, Arzt → Ärztin).
Why is the article die used with Schülerin?
Die is the definite article, nominative singular, feminine.
- The subject of the sentence is die Schülerin (the girl student), so it must be in the nominative case.
- Schülerin is grammatically feminine, so nominative singular feminine → die.
If the sentence were about a male pupil, it would be der Schüler (nominative masculine singular).
Why is the verb form macht used here?
The verb is machen (to do / to make).
- The subject is die Schülerin = she (3rd person singular).
- The 3rd person singular form of machen in the present tense is macht.
Conjugation (present tense) looks like this:
- ich mache
- du machst
- er/sie/es macht
- wir machen
- ihr macht
- sie machen