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
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Ausländer
- B1
- Noun
- Countries & Cultures
- Society & Public Life
male foreign national
/deːɐ̯ ˈaʊ̯slɛndɐ/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Ausländer
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Topics
- Countries & CulturesPrimarySociety & Public Life
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Ausländer beantragte eine Verlängerung seines Aufenthaltstitels.NominativSing.The foreign national applied for an extension of his residence permit.
- Die Behörde überprüfte den Ausländer am Flughafen.AkkusativSing.The authorities checked the foreign national at the airport.
- Der Beamte erklärte dem Ausländer die notwendigen Schritte.DativSing.The official explained the necessary steps to the foreign national.
- Die Rechte des Ausländers sind gesetzlich geschützt.GenitivSing.The rights of foreign nationals are protected by law.
- Die Ausländer warteten geduldig vor der Behörde.NominativPlur.The foreign nationals waited patiently in front of the authorities’ office.
- Die Grenzbeamten kontrollierten die Ausländer sorgfältig.AkkusativPlur.The border officers carefully checked the foreign nationals.
- Die Mitarbeiter halfen den Ausländern beim Ausfüllen der Formulare.DativPlur.The employees helped the foreign nationals fill out the forms.
- Die Lebensbedingungen der Ausländer unterscheiden sich von Land zu Land.GenitivPlur.The living conditions of foreign nationals differ from country to country.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Ausländer/ˈaʊ̯slɛndɐ/
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Article phrase
der Ausländer/deːɐ̯ ˈaʊ̯slɛndɐ/
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Plural
Ausländer/ˈaʊ̯slɛndɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Ausländer | die Ausländer |
| Akkusativ | den Ausländer | die Ausländer |
| Dativ | dem Ausländer | den Ausländern |
| Genitiv | des Ausländers | der Ausländer |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationals Ausländer leben
- Verb constructioneinen Ausländer ausweisen + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionmit dem Ausländer sprechenmit + Dativ
- Sentence patternDer Ausländer wartet auf seine Aufenthaltserlaubnis.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- 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.
- Broader termPerson — person
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Word family
- ausländisch
- Ausländerin — female foreign national