Is it der, die or das Syrer?

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Syrer

The correct article in German of Syrer is der. So it is der Syrer! (nominative case)

The word Syrer is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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German declension of Syrer?

How does the declension of Syrer 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 Syrer	die Syrer
Genitive	des Syrers	der Syrer
Dative	dem Syrer	den Syrern
Akkusative	den Syrer	die Syrer

What is the meaning of Syrer in German?

Syrer has various definitions in German:

[1] Citizens of the Arab Republic of Syria

[1] Staatsbürger der Arabischen Republik Syrien

Only Plural: ethnic group from the geographical area of Syria, which was Christianized early on and today mostly lives in the diaspora

[2] nur Plural: Volksgruppe aus dem geographischen Gebiet Syriens, die bereits früh christianisiert wurde und heute größtenteils in der Diaspora lebt

[3] Members of the Syrian Volks

[3] Angehöriger des syrischen Volks

[4] originally a synonym for the Christianized people of the Aramaeans

[4] ursprünglich ein Synonym für das christianisierte Volk der Aramäer

How to use Syrer in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Syrer with translations in English.

[1, 3] „Aber ihren Dialekten zufolge war der erste ein Ägypter, der zweite ein Iraker und der dritte ein Syrer.“

[1, 3] "But according to their dialects, the first was an Egyptian, the second an Iraqi and the third a Syrian"

[1, 3] „Die Syrer waren in der Stadt in einem verlassenen Kloster einquartiert worden, dicke Mauern, saubere Böden.“

[1, 3] "The Syrians had been quartered in the city in an abandoned monastery, thick walls, clean soil"

[3] „Der eine Syrer nahm hinter dem Tresen Platz, sein Freund und der exjugoslawische Taxifahrer holten die Bierflaschen aus dem Kühlschrank.“

[3] "One Syrian took a seat behind the counter, his friend and the exjugoslav taxi driver got the beer bottles from the fridge"