Adjective
untertan
Pronunciation: [ˈʊntɐˌtaːn]
subject (to someone)
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Meanings
Adjective
- subject (to someone)
- subservient
Example sentence
Diese Gebiete waren dem Kaiser lange untertan.
These territories were long subject to the emperor.
Word forms
untertan
Usage
- jemandem untertan sein — Be subject to someone; the person is dative.
- Untertan / untertan — The person noun is capitalised; the adjective is lowercase.
Im historischen Roman sind die Bewohner einem fremden Herrscher untertan.
In the historical novel, the inhabitants are subject to a foreign ruler.
Not the word you meant? See also der Untertan (Noun).