Definition
A man who lives permanently in a town, municipality, or country.
Translations
- English
- male resident
- Français
- habitant
- Türkçe
- erkek sakin
- Polski
- mieszkaniec
- Русский
- житель
- Українська
- мешканець
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Einwohner
- A2
- Noun
- Society & Public Life
- City & Places
- Countries & Cultures
male resident
/deːɐ̯ ˈaɪnvoːnɐ/
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
- Einwohner
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Morphology
- Derived word
- Topics
- Society & Public LifePrimaryCity & PlacesCountries & Cultures
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Jeder Einwohner erhält einen Brief.NominativSing.Every resident receives a letter.
- Die Stadt unterstützt jeden Einwohner.AkkusativSing.The city supports every resident.
- Die Gemeinde hilft jedem Einwohner.DativSing.The municipality helps every resident.
- Die Meinung des Einwohners ist wichtig.GenitivSing.The resident's opinion is important.
- Viele Einwohner nehmen an der Versammlung teil.NominativPlur.Many residents take part in the meeting.
- Die Stadt befragt ihre Einwohner regelmäßig.AkkusativPlur.The city regularly surveys its residents.
- Die Gemeinde bietet den Einwohnern neue Kurse an.DativPlur.The municipality offers new courses to the residents.
- Die Interessen der Einwohner werden berücksichtigt.GenitivPlur.The residents' interests are taken into account.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Einwohner/ˈaɪnvoːnɐ/
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Article phrase
der Einwohner/deːɐ̯ ˈaɪnvoːnɐ/
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Plural
Einwohner/ˈaɪnvoːnɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Einwohner | die Einwohner |
| Akkusativ | den Einwohner | die Einwohner |
| Dativ | dem Einwohner | den Einwohnern |
| Genitiv | des Einwohners | der Einwohner |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- CollocationEinwohner einer Stadt
- Collocationdie Einwohner zählen
- Verb constructionden Einwohner informieren + Akkusativ
- Verb constructiondem Einwohner helfen + Dativ
- Prepositional constructionfür Einwohnerfür + Akkusativ
- Sentence patternDie Einwohner wählen einen neuen Bürgermeister.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymBewohner — male resident
Bewohner generally denotes a living person in a place; Einwohner is used especially for people with a permanent residence in a place or area.
- Near-synonymBürger — male citizen
Einwohner refers to people who live in a place; Bürger additionally have the corresponding citizenship or legal affiliation.
- Easily confused withBürgerin — female citizen
Bürgerin denotes legal affiliation; Einwohner refers to a person living in a place and says nothing about citizenship.
- Near-synonymAnsässiger
Ansässiger is more formal and emphasizes local residence more strongly; Einwohner usually refers to a place of residence or an administrative unit.
- Broader termMensch — human being
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeDerived word
- einwohnOther
- -erSuffix
„Einwohner“ can be analyzed synchronically as a derivation from the verb „einwohnen“ with the suffix „-er“.