noun#1,507 by frequency
der Bürger
/ˈbʏʁɡɐ/
citizen, inhabitant, resident; legally recognized inhabitant of a city or state; bourgeois, burgher, member of the middle class
- genitive
- des Bürgers
- plural
- die Bürger
Meanings
- 1
citizen, inhabitant, resident; legally recognized inhabitant of a city or state
Ich bin ein guter Bürger.
I'm a good citizen.
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Ich bin ein Bürger der Vereinigten Staaten.
I am a United States citizen.
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- 2
bourgeois, burgher, member of the middle class
- 3
burgher, freeman, usually richer and/or more influential than a peasant/worker but poorer and/or less influential than a noblemanrare
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | derBürger | dieBürger |
| accusative | denBürger | dieBürger |
| dative | demBürger | denBürgern |
| genitive | desBürgers | derBürger |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.