Definition
A man who comes from a country on the continent west of Asia.
Translations
- English
- European man
- Français
- Européen
- Türkçe
- Avrupalı erkek
- Polski
- Europejczyk
- Русский
- европеец
- Українська
- європеєць
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Europäer
- B1
- Noun
- Countries & Cultures
- Society & Public Life
European man
/deːɐ̯ ɔʏʁoˈpɛːɐ̯/
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
- Europäer
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Topics
- Countries & CulturesPrimarySociety & Public Life
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Europäer arbeitet seit mehreren Jahren in Kanada.NominativSing.The European has been working in Canada for several years.
- Ich traf gestern einen Europäer am Bahnhof.AkkusativSing.Yesterday I met a European at the train station.
- Ich half dem Europäer bei der Orientierung.DativSing.I helped the European find his way around.
- Die Geschichte des Europäers ist interessant.GenitivSing.The European’s story is interesting.
- Europäer reisen häufig innerhalb Europas.NominativPlur.Europeans often travel within Europe.
- Viele Europäer besuchen gern andere Kontinente.AkkusativPlur.Many Europeans enjoy visiting other continents.
- Die Ausstellung bietet Europäern einen Überblick über die Geschichte Europas.DativPlur.The exhibition gives Europeans an overview of the history of Europe.
- Die Rechte der Europäer sind in der Europäischen Union geschützt.GenitivPlur.The rights of Europeans are protected in the European Union.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Europäer/ɔʏʁoˈpɛːɐ̯/
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Article phrase
der Europäer/deːɐ̯ ɔʏʁoˈpɛːɐ̯/
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Plural
Europäer/ɔʏʁoˈpɛːɐ̯/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Europäer | die Europäer |
| Akkusativ | den Europäer | die Europäer |
| Dativ | dem Europäer | den Europäern |
| Genitiv | des Europäers | der Europäer |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationein überzeugter Europäer
- Collocationsich als Europäer fühlen
- Prepositional constructionals Europäer in einem anderen Land lebenals + Nominativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Related termAsiate
- Related termEuropäerin — European woman
Europäerin refers to a woman, while Europäer refers to a man; both are terms for European people.
- Related termAfrikaner
- Broader termMensch — human being
Europäer denotes a person; Mensch is the broader general category.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Word family
- Europa
- Europäerin — European woman