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Ein Historiker zeigt Emil alte Fotos von der Badstraße. A historian shows Emil old photos of Badstraße.

noun · C1

der Historiker

[hɪsˈtoːʁɪkɐ]

historian

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Other Examples

  • Wir Historiker interessieren uns vor allem für den Alltag einfacher Leute.

    We historians are interested above all in the everyday lives of ordinary people.

  • Du klingst schon wie ein richtiger Historiker, Emil!

    You already sound like a real historian, Emil!

  • Historiker lesen alte Adressbücher, um herauszufinden, wer früher in einem Haus wohnte.

    Historians read old address books to find out who used to live in a building.

Grammar

Plural
die Historiker 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 Historiker die Historiker
Du klingst schon wie ein richtiger Historiker, Emil! You already sound like a real historian, Emil!
Accusative wen? was? den Historiker die Historiker
Dative wem? dem Historiker den Historikern
Genitive wessen? des Historikers der Historiker

How the Word Is Built

Histor root ik suffix er suffix

-er
a person or a tool that does something, masculine: mieten → der Vermieter (landlord).

Word family

In Otti's situations: Emil and the history of Berlin's streets

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