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The article for

Hanseat

der Hanseat

Hanseat is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Hanseaten

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it der Hanseat?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Hanseat, so learn the two together: der Hanseat.

Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Historical: Merchant of the Hanse Commercial Association

[1] historisch: Kaufmann des Handelsbundes Hanse

[2] residents of a Hanseatic city

[2] Bewohner einer Hansestadt

Examples

[1] The Hanseates meet for a session next week

[1] Die Hanseaten treffen sich nächste Woche zu einer Sitzung.

[1] "In general, East Germans from West German Hanseatic Hanseate can only be differentiated from linguistic nuances"

[1] „Überhaupt kann man ostdeutsche von westdeutschen Hanseaten nur an sprachlichen Nuancen unterscheiden.“
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[2] Johannes is born in Hanseat

[2] Johannes ist gebürtiger Hanseat.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Hanseat die Hanseaten
Genitiv des Hanseaten der Hanseaten
Dativ dem Hanseaten den Hanseaten
Akkusativ den Hanseaten die Hanseaten

Pronunciation

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