Why is it der Indonesier?
Indonesier ends in -er, and most nouns ending in -er are masculine: in a German dictionary, 86% of them take der.
All nouns ending in -er der
Meaning
Examples
[1] In Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, over nine million Indonesians live
[1] In Jakarta, der Hauptstadt Indonesiens, leben über neun Millionen Indonesier.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Indonesier | die Indonesier |
| Genitiv | des Indonesiers | der Indonesier |
| Dativ | dem Indonesier | den Indonesiern |
| Akkusativ | den Indonesier | die Indonesier |
Pronunciation
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