Staatsbürger

/ˈʃtaːtsˌbʏʁɡɐ/

der noun B2

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Staatsbürger

Meaning

  1. citizen

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: person. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: animate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Bürger

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 Staatsbürger mean?

2 Fill the gap: Alle ___ dürfen wählen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Staatsbürger?

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