Is it der, die oder das Indianer?
DER
The correct article in German of Indianer is der. So it is der Indianer! (nominative case)
The word Indianer is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.
The names "Indians" and "Indian" can now be perceived as discriminatory in public language use for the diverse population groups of North and South America, however, there are no other overarching German-language self-designation. The names for concrete population groups (e.g. "Navajo", "Cherokee") or the wording "indigenous population groups of North and South America" can be used as alternatives.
Finding the right gender of a noun
German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.
In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.
The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.
It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)
German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.
for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);
for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);
for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).
German declension of Indianer?
How does the declension of Indianer work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der Indianer | die Indianer |
| Genitive | des Indianers | der Indianer |
| Dative | dem Indianer | den Indianern |
| Akkusative | den Indianer | die Indianer |
What is the meaning of Indianer in German?
Indianer is defined as:
[1] Native of America, male or indefinite sex
[1] Ureinwohner Amerikas, männlich oder unbestimmten GeschlechtsHow to use Indianer in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Indianer with translations in English.
[1] „Nicht, dass wir Amerikaner uns nach der Staatsgründung den überlebenden Indianern gegenüber besonders zuvorkommend verhalten hätten - doch unser Verbrechen war kein Genozid.“
[1] "Not that after the founding of the state we had behaved particularly courteously towards surviving Indians - but our crime was not a genocide"[1] „Danach lud Waldrut den Indianer noch in ihre Wohnung auf einen Kaffee ein, und trotz großer Sprachschwierigkeiten verstanden sich die beiden bestens.“
[1] "After that, Waldrut still invited the Indian into her apartment on a coffee, and despite great language difficulties, the two got on well"[1] „Bald nach dem Massaker stürmen Indianer auf die Grönländer zu, schwingen steinerne Tomahawks und schießen mit Pfeil und Bogen - steinzeitliche Waffen, die den eisernen Schwertern und Streitäxten der Wikinger aber kaum unterlegen sind.“
[1] "Soon after the massacre, Indians storm towards the Greenlanders, swing stone Tomahawks and shoot with an arrow and sheet - Stone Age weapons that are hardly inferior to the Iron Stirms and Stadtaxte of the Vikings"[1] „Die Indianer fühlten sich dadurch um ihre Kriegsbeute betrogen.“
[1] "The Indians felt thereby cheated on their war loot"[1] „Kolumbus war überzeugt, dass er an einer kleinen Insel vor der Küste Ostasiens angelangt war, und dass die Menschen, denen er am Strand begegnete, Inder waren (weshalb die Ureinwohner bis heute als »Indios« oder »Indianer« bezeichnet werden).“
[1] "Columbus was convinced that he had reached a small island off the coast of East Asia, and that the people he met on the beach were indoors (which is why the indigenous people are still called" Indios "or" Indians " ) . "How do you pronounce Indianer?
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