Noun
der Untertan
Pronunciation: /ˈʊntɐˌtaːn/
a citizen in a monarchy; a subject
The German noun Untertan means a citizen in a monarchy; a subject in English.
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plural Untertanen
All meanings of Untertan
Noun
- a citizen in a monarchy; a subject
- a citizen in any kind of state who is naively uncritical of the government; or anybody who is habitually very obedient to their superiors
Untertan in a German sentence
Jeder Untertan musste dem König Abgaben zahlen.
Every subject had to pay dues to the king.
Forms of Untertan
singular
der Untertan
plural
die Untertanen
Untertan in the four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Untertan
Accusativeden Untertanen
Dativedem Untertanen
Genitivedes Untertanen
Plural
Nominativedie Untertanen
Accusativedie Untertanen
Dativeden Untertanen
Genitiveder Untertanen
Untertan is a weak masculine noun: every case except the nominative singular takes the same ending.
Not the word you meant? See also untertan (Adjective).