der Dorfbewohner
village resident
A person who lives in a village.
EXAMPLE
Die Dorfbewohner kennen sich meist alle persönlich.
The village residents usually all know each other personally.
der Dorfbewohner
village resident
der Dorfbewohner, die Dorfbewohner
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Dorfbewohner, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Dorfbewohner |
| genitive | des Dorfbewohners |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Dorfbewohner | die Dorfbewohner |
| accusative | den Dorfbewohner | die Dorfbewohner |
| dative | dem Dorfbewohner | den Dorfbewohnern |
| genitive | des Dorfbewohners | der Dorfbewohner |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Word composition
The word is made up of three parts: 'Dorf' (village), the linking -s, and 'Bewohner' (inhabitant). A Dorfbewohner is therefore literally an inhabitant of a village.
EXAMPLE
Alle Dorfbewohner wurden zu dem Fest eingeladen.
All the village residents were invited to the festival.
Word family
The component '-bewohner' comes from the verb 'wohnen' (to live). You can use this pattern for many other places, for example 'Stadtbewohner' (city resident), 'Inselbewohner' (island resident), or 'Höhlenbewohner' (cave dweller).
EXAMPLE
Die Stadtbewohner beschwerten sich über den Lärm.
The city residents complained about the noise.
Typical collocations
'Dorfbewohner' (village resident) is often combined with adjectives such as 'alteingesessen' (long-established) or 'neu' (new), or used in contexts that describe community.
EXAMPLE
Als neuer Dorfbewohner wurde er von allen freundlich begrüßt.
As a new village resident, he was greeted warmly by everyone.
Die alteingesessenen Dorfbewohner waren anfangs skeptisch.
The long-established village residents were skeptical at first.
Compare with
Dorfbewohner vs Bewohner
resident
Bewohner and Dorfbewohner both refer to a person who lives in a place. Bewohner leaves the exact place of residence to be inferred from the context and is therefore more general; Dorfbewohner explicitly identifies a village as the place of residence. Dorfbewohner is appropriate when the information about the village is important; otherwise, Bewohner is often sufficient.
Dorfbewohner
Die Dorfbewohner versammelten sich am Abend auf dem Dorfplatz.
The villagers gathered in the village square that evening.
Bewohner
Die Bewohner versammelten sich am Abend auf dem Dorfplatz.
The residents gathered in the village square that evening.
In real life
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