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African
Relates to the continent of Africa, its inhabitants, its cultures, or its origin.
Die Ausstellung zeigt traditionelle afrikanische Kunst aus verschiedenen Ländern.
The exhibition shows traditional African art from various countries.
The adjective is derived from the continent name 'Afrika' (Africa) with the ending '-isch'. This pattern is used for many adjectives that describe geographic origin.
Die Sahara ist die größte Wüste auf dem afrikanischen Kontinent.
The Sahara is the largest desert on the African continent.
Adjectives derived from geographic names with the ending '-isch' are written in lowercase. The continent is called 'Afrika' (capitalized), but the adjective is 'afrikanisch' (lowercase).
Mein Nachbar sammelt afrikanische Masken.
My neighbor collects African masks.
'Afrikanisch' (African) is often combined with nouns like 'Kultur' (culture), 'Kunst' (art), 'Musik' (music), 'Länder' (countries), or 'Kontinent' (continent).
Wir haben gestern in einem Restaurant afrikanische Spezialitäten probiert.
Yesterday we tried African specialties in a restaurant.
African
'afrikanisch' and 'der Afrikaner' both refer to Africa, but they are grammatically different. 'afrikanisch' is an adjective and describes origin, culture, or something connected with Africa. 'der Afrikaner' is a noun and means a male person from Africa or of African origin. Learners may confuse the words because they both have the same reference. Before a noun, you often use 'afrikanisch', for example 'afrikanische Musik' (African music). For a person, you say 'Afrikaner', or 'Afrikanerin' for a woman.
Im Kurs hören wir morgen afrikanische Musik und sprechen über verschiedene Länder.
In the course tomorrow, we will listen to African music and talk about different countries.
Der Afrikaner erzählt im Büro, wie er nach Deutschland gekommen ist.
The African man explains at the office how he came to Germany.