noun#7,458 by frequency
der Untertan
/ˈʊntɐˌtaːn/
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
- genitive
- des Untertanen
- plural
- die Untertanen
Meanings
- 1
a citizen in a monarchy; a subject
Er ist stolz darauf, ein britischer Untertan zu sein.
He is proud of being a British subject.
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- 2
a citizen in any kind of state who is naively uncritical of the government; or anybody who is habitually very obedient to their superiors
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | derUntertan | dieUntertanen |
| accusative | denUntertan | dieUntertanen |
| dative | demUntertan | denUntertanen |
| genitive | desUntertanen | derUntertanen |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.