Pole
der Pole, die Polen
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Pole
A male person who comes from Poland or has Polish citizenship. The female form is 'die Polin' (Polish woman).
Mein neuer Kollege ist Pole und kommt ursprünglich aus Krakau.
My new colleague is a Pole and originally comes from Kraków.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Polen |
| genitive | des Polen |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Pole | die Polen |
| accusative | den Polen | die Polen |
| dative | dem Polen | den Polen |
| genitive | des Polen | der Polen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Poles |
| genitive | der Pole |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Pole | die Poles |
| accusative | die Pole | die Poles |
| dative | der Pole | den Poles |
| genitive | der Pole | der Poles |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Der Pole' refers to a person from Poland. The English word 'pole' means 'Stange' or 'Pol' (e.g., North Pole), which often leads to confusion.
Ich habe im Urlaub einen netten Polen kennengelernt.
I met a nice Pole while on vacation.
'Der Pole' belongs to the N-declension. This means that the word takes the ending '-n' in all cases except the nominative singular.
Ich spreche mit dem Polen.
I am speaking with the Pole.
The word is part of a word family. The country is called 'Polen' (Poland), the language and adjective are 'polnisch' (Polish), and a male person is 'der Pole' (the Pole).
Er kommt aus Polen und spricht Polnisch.
He comes from Poland and speaks Polish.
