die Arbeiterinnen
Translation
female workers, women workers
Examples
Die Arbeiterinnen fordern höhere Löhne.
The female workers are demanding higher wages.
Grammar Patterns
((Subject)) + Verb... as the subject of a sentence The female workers are taking a break.
Similar Words
die Angestellten (female employees), die Kolleginnen (female colleagues)
Etymology
Composed of 'Arbeit' (work) + '-er' (person suffix) + '-in' (feminine suffix) + '-nen' (plural suffix for nouns ending in -in).
Memory Tips
The '-innen' ending is a very common and reliable pattern for the plural of feminine nouns describing people or professions in German (e.g., Ärztin -> Ärztinnen).