Noun
der Bürger
Pronunciation: /ˈbʏʁɡɐ/
citizen, inhabitant, resident; legally recognized inhabitant of a city or state
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plural Bürger
Meanings
Noun
- citizen, inhabitant, resident; legally recognized inhabitant of a city or state
- bourgeois, burgher, member of the middle class
Example sentence
Keinem Bürger sollten seine Rechte aberkannt werden.
No citizen should be deprived of his rights.
Word forms
singular
der Bürger
plural
die Bürger
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Bürger
Accusativeden Bürger
Dativedem Bürger
Genitivedes Bürgers
Plural
Nominativedie Bürger
Accusativedie Bürger
Dativeden Bürgern
Genitiveder Bürger
Usage
- ein Bürger / eine Bürgerin — A male or female citizen or resident.
- die Bürger einer Stadt — The masculine plural has no extra ending.
Viele Bürger helfen bei der Reinigung des Parks.
Many residents are helping to clean the park.