Polyglot Dictionary

Bürger

/ˈbʏʁɡɐ/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Bürger

Meaning

  1. citizen

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Staatsbürger

Bürger is the general word for citizen, also just a resident of a city or community; Staatsbürger specifically emphasizes legal, national citizenship status.

Similar in other languages

French

citoyen

citoyen is the French word for the same thing — both mean "citizen."

Portuguese

cidadão

cidadão is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "citizen."

Practice

1 What does Bürger mean?

2 Fill the gap: Alle ___ dürfen an der Wahl teilnehmen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Bürger?

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