der Rumäne
Romanian man
A male citizen of Romania or a male person of Romanian origin.
EXAMPLE
Mein neuer Nachbar ist ein Rumäne, der seit fünf Jahren in Deutschland lebt.
My new neighbor is a Romanian man who has lived in Germany for five years.
der Rumäne
Romanian man
der Rumäne, die Rumänen
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Rumäne, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Rumänen |
| genitive | des Rumänen |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Rumäne | die Rumänen |
| accusative | den Rumänen | die Rumänen |
| dative | dem Rumänen | den Rumänen |
| genitive | des Rumänen | der Rumänen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Common mistake
'Der Rumäne' (the Romanian man) belongs to the N-declension. This means that the word takes the ending '-n' in all cases except the nominative singular. A common mistake is to forget this ending.
EXAMPLE
Ich habe mit dem Rumänen über seine Heimat gesprochen.
I talked with the Romanian man about his homeland.
Word family
The word is part of a word family. The country is called 'Rumänien' (Romania), and the related adjective is 'rumänisch' (Romanian).
EXAMPLE
Er kommt aus Rumänien und spricht fließend rumänisch.
He comes from Romania and speaks fluent Romanian.
Adjectival use
To talk about things or people from Romania without naming the gender, you use the adjective 'rumänisch' (Romanian).
EXAMPLE
Die rumänische Mannschaft hat das Turnier gewonnen.
The Romanian team won the tournament.
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