Noun
der Ausländer
Pronunciation: /ˈaʊ̯sˌlɛndɐ/
foreigner; foreign national, regardless of descent (male or of unspecified gender)
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plural Ausländer
Meanings
Noun
- foreigner; foreign national, regardless of descent (male or of unspecified gender)
- allochthone person, regardless of nationality (male or of unspecified gender)
Example sentence
Wie viele Ausländer arbeiten hier bei Ihnen?
How many foreigners work here with you?
Word forms
singular
der Ausländer
plural
die Ausländer
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Ausländer
Accusativeden Ausländer
Dativedem Ausländer
Genitivedes Ausländers
Plural
Nominativedie Ausländer
Accusativedie Ausländer
Dativeden Ausländern
Genitiveder Ausländer
Usage
- als Ausländer — as a foreign national; nationality is relative to the country concerned
- Ausländer / Ausländerin — male / female foreign national; it does not by itself mean immigrant
Als Ausländer musste er seinen Pass vorlegen.
As a foreign national, he had to present his passport.