Meaning and translations

Definition

A man who is not a citizen of the country where he lives or is staying.

Translations
English
male foreign national
Français
étranger
Türkçe
erkek yabancı
Polski
cudzoziemiec
Русский
иностранец
Українська
іноземець

Grammar & classification

Article
der
Gender
Masculine
Plural
Ausländer
Part of speech
Noun
CEFR level
B1
Morphology
Derived word
Topics
Countries & CulturesPrimarySociety & Public Life

Usage examples

  1. Der Ausländer beantragte eine Verlängerung seines Aufenthaltstitels.NominativSing.The foreign national applied for an extension of his residence permit.
  2. Die Behörde überprüfte den Ausländer am Flughafen.AkkusativSing.The authorities checked the foreign national at the airport.
  3. Der Beamte erklärte dem Ausländer die notwendigen Schritte.DativSing.The official explained the necessary steps to the foreign national.

Pronunciation and forms

  • Lemma
    Ausländer/ˈaʊ̯slɛndɐ/
  • Article phrase
    der Ausländer/deːɐ̯ ˈaʊ̯slɛndɐ/
  • Plural
    Ausländer/ˈaʊ̯slɛndɐ/

Declension / Forms

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativder Ausländerdie Ausländer
Akkusativden Ausländerdie Ausländer
Dativdem Ausländerden Ausländern
Genitivdes Ausländersder Ausländer

Usage and collocations

  • Collocationals Ausländer leben
  • Verb constructioneinen Ausländer ausweisen + Akkusativ
  • Prepositional constructionmit dem Ausländer sprechenmit + Dativ

Semantic relations

  • Related termEinwanderer

    Einwanderer are a related but not identical group: they move to another country, whereas Ausländer may also have been born there.

  • Related termStaatsbürger

    Staatsbürger and Ausländer often form opposing categories in the legal context; however, a Ausländer does not possess the nationality of the country of residence.

  • Near-synonymFremder

    Fremder refers more generally to an unknown or unrelated person and is therefore not restricted to nationality.

Word formation and word family

Formation typeDerived word

  1. ausländischOther
  2. -erSuffix

„Ausländer“ is a nominalization of the adjective „ausländisch“ with the ending „-er“.

Word family

  • ausländischDerivationally related
  • Ausländerin — female foreign nationalGender-paired profession