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Einwohner

/ˈaɪ̯nˌvoːnɐ/· noun· Pl. die Einwohner

inhabitant, resident

Hamburg: almost two million. Jork in the Altes Land: twelve thousand. The village next door: three hundred.

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Singular
der Einwohner
Plural
die Einwohner
Genitiv
des Einwohners

One word, many lives

Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.

Einwohner
inhabitant

Das Dorf hat nur dreihundert Einwohner.

The village only has three hundred inhabitants.

Word family

Einwohnerdie Einwohnerin(female) inhabitantwohnento livedas Einwohnermeldeamtregistration office

Common combinations

  • tausend Einwohnera thousand inhabitants
  • die Einwohner der Stadtthe city's residents
  • Einwohner pro Quadratkilometerinhabitants per square kilometre

Real examples

  • Hamburg hat fast zwei Millionen Einwohner.Hamburg has almost two million inhabitants.
  • In unserem Dorf kennen sich alle Einwohner.In our village all the residents know each other.
  • Wie viele Einwohner hat deine Stadt?How many inhabitants does your town have?

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