der Slowake
Slovak
A male person who has Slovak citizenship or comes from Slovakia.
EXAMPLE
Unser neuer Nachbar ist Slowake und kommt aus Bratislava.
Our new neighbor is Slovak and comes from Bratislava.
der Slowake
Slovak
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Meanings
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Word family
The word 'Slowake' (Slovak) is derived from the country name 'die Slowakei' (Slovakia). The corresponding adjective is 'slowakisch' (Slovak).
EXAMPLE
Die slowakische Mannschaft hat das Spiel gewonnen.
The Slovak team won the game.
Grammar: N-declension
'Der Slowake' is a noun of the N-declension. This means that it takes the ending '-n' in all cases except the nominative singular.
EXAMPLE
Ich habe gestern einen Slowaken kennengelernt.
I met a Slovak yesterday.
Stating origin
To describe a person's origin more precisely, the preposition 'aus' (from) is used, followed by the country or city.
EXAMPLE
Er ist Slowake aus Košice.
He is a Slovak from Košice.
Compare with
Slowake vs Slowene
Slovene
Der Slowene is a man from Slovenia or of Slovenian origin. Der Slowake, by contrast, is a man from Slovakia or with Slovak citizenship. The key distinction is therefore the country they are associated with: Slovenia or Slovakia.
Slowake
Martin kommt aus der Slowakei und ist Slowake.
Martin is from Slovakia and is Slovak.
Slowene
Marko kommt aus Slowenien und ist Slowene.
Marko is from Slovenia and is Slovene.
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