Noun / Adjective
der Berliner
Pronunciation: /bɛʁˈliːnɐ/
of Berlin
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plural Berliner
Meanings
Noun
- Berliner (male or of unspecified sex) (a native or inhabitant of Berlin)
- Berliner (a pastry similar to a doughnut (donut), with a sweet filling)
Adjective
- of Berlin
Example sentence
Die Berliner Mauer fiel 1989.
The Berlin Wall fell in 1989.
Word forms
singular
der Berliner
plural
die Berliner
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Berliner
Accusativeden Berliner
Dativedem Berliner
Genitivedes Berliners
Plural
Nominativedie Berliner
Accusativedie Berliner
Dativeden Berlinern
Genitiveder Berliner
Usage
- die Berliner Mauer — The place adjective Berliner stays unchanged and capitalised.
- ein Berliner / eine Berlinerin — As nouns, these forms name people from Berlin.
Wir besuchen ein Berliner Museum.
We are visiting a museum in Berlin.