Definition
A male citizen who legally belongs to a country or municipality.
Translations
- English
- male citizen
- Français
- citoyen
- Türkçe
- erkek vatandaş
- Polski
- obywatel
- Русский
- гражданин
- Українська
- громадянин
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Bürger
- B1
- Noun
- Society & Public Life
- Countries & Cultures
male citizen
/deːɐ̯ ˈbʏʁɡɐ/
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
- Bürger
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Society & Public LifePrimaryCountries & Cultures
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Jeder Bürger darf an der Wahl teilnehmen.NominativSing.Every citizen may participate in the election.
- Die Polizei befragte den Bürger zu dem Vorfall.AkkusativSing.The police questioned the citizen about the incident.
- Die Bürgermeisterin dankte dem Bürger für seinen Einsatz.DativSing.The mayor thanked the citizen for his commitment.
- Die Rechte des Bürgers sind gesetzlich geschützt.GenitivSing.The rights of citizens are protected by law.
- Viele Bürger engagieren sich in ihrer Gemeinde.NominativPlur.Many citizens are actively involved in their community.
- Die Stadt informierte die Bürger über die neuen Regeln.AkkusativPlur.The city informed the citizens about the new rules.
- Die Verwaltung half den Bürgern bei der Antragstellung.DativPlur.The administration helped the citizens with submitting their applications.
- Die Interessen der Bürger müssen berücksichtigt werden.GenitivPlur.The interests of citizens must be taken into account.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Bürger/ˈbʏʁɡɐ/
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Article phrase
der Bürger/deːɐ̯ ˈbʏʁɡɐ/
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Plural
Bürger/ˈbʏʁɡɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Bürger | die Bürger |
| Akkusativ | den Bürger | die Bürger |
| Dativ | dem Bürger | den Bürgern |
| Genitiv | des Bürgers | der Bürger |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationengagierte Bürger
- Collocationdie Rechte der Bürger
- Verb constructionden Bürger unterstützen + Akkusativ
- Sentence patternBürger wählen den Gemeinderat
- Profession expressionals Bürger Verantwortung übernehmen
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymEinwohner — male resident
Einwohner refers to people who live in a place; Bürger additionally have the corresponding citizenship or legal affiliation.
- Broader termPerson — person
Every Bürger is a Person, but not every Person possesses the relevant citizenship or municipal affiliation.
- Related termBürgerin — female citizen
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word
„Bürger“ is synchronically a simple noun; its historical origin is not analyzed as a productive formation.
Word family
- Bürgerin — female citizen
- Bürgermeister — male mayor