colored person
die Farbige, die Farbigen
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colored person
A term for a person who is perceived as non-white or as belonging to an ethnic minority, especially a Black person. Today, it is generally considered outdated or discriminatory.
Die Zeitung überarbeitete den alten Text, weil die Bezeichnung „der Farbige“ heute als diskriminierend gilt.
The newspaper revised the old text because the term “colored person” is considered discriminatory today.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Farbigen |
| genitive | der Farbigen |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Farbige | die Farbigen |
| accusative | die Farbige | die Farbigen |
| dative | der Farbigen | den Farbigen |
| genitive | der Farbigen | der Farbigen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
“Farbige” is an adjective used as a noun and belongs to the word family of “Farbe” (color) and “farbig” (colored). The article and capitalization show here that it refers to a person; its meaning cannot simply be derived from “Farbe” (color).
Im alten Bericht wird ein Mann lediglich als „der Farbige“ vorgestellt, ohne seinen Namen zu nennen.
In the old report, a man is introduced merely as “der Farbige” (the colored person), without mentioning his name.
In present-day texts, you will often encounter this term in historical quotations or in discussions about discriminatory language. Pay attention to quotation marks and additions such as “damals” (at the time) or “im Original” (in the original): they can show that an earlier choice of words is being reproduced.
Die Historikerin erklärt, in welchem Zusammenhang im Original die Bezeichnung „der Farbige“ verwendet wird.
The historian explains the context in which the term “der Farbige” (the colored person) was used in the original.
The pattern “jemanden als Farbigen bezeichnen” (to refer to someone as a colored person) can be used to describe which designation someone uses. The person is in the accusative; the term for the person after “als” also follows this case.
Der Autor bezeichnet den Nachbarn als „Farbigen“, was die Klasse bei der Textanalyse kritisch bespricht.
The author refers to the neighbor as a “Farbigen” (colored person), which the class discusses critically during the text analysis.
