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Berlin hat fast vier Millionen Einwohner. Berlin has almost four million inhabitants.

noun · A2

der Einwohner

[ˈaɪ̯nˌvoːnɐ]

inhabitant, resident

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Other Examples

  • Ich wohne in einem Dorf mit nur 300 Einwohnern.

    I live in a village with only 300 inhabitants.

  • Weißt du, wie viele Einwohner Hamburg hat?

    Do you know how many people live in Hamburg?

  • Frau Hilde kennt fast alle Einwohner in unserer Straße.

    Frau Hilde knows almost all the residents of our street.

Grammar

Plural
die Einwohner In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? der Einwohner die Einwohner
Accusative wen? was? den Einwohner die Einwohner
Dative wem? dem Einwohner den Einwohnern
Genitive wessen? des Einwohners der Einwohner

How the Word Is Built

Ein prefix wohn root er suffix

ein-
in, into: einsteigen (to get on), einkaufen (to shop). Separable: Ich kaufe ein.
-er
a person or a tool that does something, masculine: mieten → der Vermieter (landlord).

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