immigrant
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immigrant
A person who has come to a foreign country in order to live there permanently; an immigrant.
Als Immigrant aus Italien musste mein Großvater in den 60er Jahren erst Deutsch lernen.
As an immigrant from Italy, my grandfather first had to learn German in the 1960s.
The word comes from Latin. The prefix 'im-' means 'into', and the root 'migrare' means 'to wander' or 'to migrate'. So an Immigrant (immigrant) is literally someone who 'wanders into' a country.
Viele Immigranten kamen in der Hoffnung auf ein besseres Leben nach Deutschland.
Many immigrants came to Germany hoping for a better life.
'Der Immigrant' (the immigrant) belongs to a word family. The related verb is 'immigrieren' (to immigrate), and the abstract noun is 'die Immigration' (immigration).
Die Regierung hat neue Regeln für die Immigration erlassen.
The government has issued new rules for immigration.
To state an immigrant's origin, you use the preposition 'aus' (from). To describe the destination country where the person lives, you use 'in' (in).
Er ist ein Immigrant aus der Türkei und lebt seit 20 Jahren in Berlin.
He is an immigrant from Turkey and has lived in Berlin for 20 years.
migrant
Both words can refer to a person who leaves their home country and lives in another country. Migrant is broader and does not say that the person intends to stay permanently; Immigrant specifically refers to settling permanently in a foreign country. When a permanent stay is clearly planned, Immigrant is more precise.
Als Immigrant zog Elena dauerhaft in ein fremdes Land und blieb dort.
As an immigrant, Elena moved permanently to a foreign country and stayed there.
Als Migrant lebte Elena zunächst für einige Jahre in einem anderen Land.
As a migrant, Elena initially lived in another country for several years.
