Noun
der Türke
Pronunciation: /ˈtʏrkə/
Turk (person from Turkey or of Turkish descent)
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plural Türken
Meanings
Noun
- Turk (person from Turkey or of Turkish descent)
Example sentence
Unser neuer Kollege ist Türke und kommt aus Izmir.
Our new colleague is Turkish and comes from Izmir.
Word forms
singular
der Türke
plural
die Türken
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Türke
Accusativeden Türken
Dativedem Türken
Genitivedes Türken
Plural
Nominativedie Türken
Accusativedie Türken
Dativeden Türken
Genitiveder Türken
Türke is a weak masculine noun: every case except the nominative singular takes the same ending.
Usage
- der Türke / den Türken — This weak masculine noun adds -n outside nominative singular.
- Türke / Türkin — These are the masculine and feminine person nouns.
Der Türke neben mir übersetzte die Nachricht für seine Familie.
The Turkish man next to me translated the message for his family.