Noun
der Einwohner
Pronunciation: /ˈaɪ̯nˌvoːnər/
inhabitant (anyone who lives or dwells in something, especially a country, region, settlement)
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plural Einwohner
Meanings
Noun
- inhabitant (anyone who lives or dwells in something, especially a country, region, settlement)
- an inhabitant without the full rights of a citizen; now used in the form Inwohner in historic terminology
Example sentence
Weißt du, wie viele Einwohner Australien hat?
Do you know how many inhabitants Australia has?
Word forms
singular
der Einwohner
plural
die Einwohner
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Einwohner
Accusativeden Einwohner
Dativedem Einwohner
Genitivedes Einwohners
Plural
Nominativedie Einwohner
Accusativedie Einwohner
Dativeden Einwohnern
Genitiveder Einwohner
Usage
- Einwohner einer Stadt — The genitive names the place inhabited.
- Einwohner / Bewohner — Einwohner usually refers to a settlement or region; Bewohner can name a building's residents.
Die Einwohner des Dorfes organisieren gemeinsam ein Sommerfest.
The village's inhabitants are organizing a summer festival together.