Syrian
der Syrer, die Syrer
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Syrian man
A male person who comes from Syria or has Syrian citizenship. The feminine form is 'die Syrerin' (Syrian woman).
Mein neuer Kollege ist Syrer und lebt seit fünf Jahren in Deutschland.
My new colleague is Syrian and has been living in Germany for five years.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Syrer |
| genitive | des Syrers |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Syrer | die Syrer |
| accusative | den Syrer | die Syrer |
| dative | dem Syrer | den Syrern |
| genitive | des Syrers | der Syrer |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
This word is part of a word family: the country is 'Syrien' (Syria), the male person is 'der Syrer' (Syrian man), the female person is 'die Syrerin' (Syrian woman), and the adjective for things is 'syrisch' (Syrian).
Sie hat einen Syrer geheiratet, den sie im Urlaub kennengelernt hat.
She married a Syrian man whom she met on vacation.
Careful: although many nationalities ending in '-e' follow the n-declension, 'der Syrer' (Syrian man) is a strong noun. The genitive is 'des Syrers' and the accusative is 'den Syrer'.
Das ist das Restaurant des Syrers, der neu in unserer Straße wohnt.
That is the restaurant of the Syrian man who recently moved onto our street.
If you want to describe things that come from Syria or have to do with Syria, you use the adjective 'syrisch' (Syrian).
Ich liebe die syrische Küche, besonders die vielen Vorspeisen.
I love Syrian cuisine, especially the many appetizers.
