der Ukrainer
Ukrainian
A male person who comes from Ukraine or has Ukrainian citizenship.
EXAMPLE
Mein neuer Kollege ist Ukrainer und kommt aus Kiew.
My new colleague is Ukrainian and comes from Kyiv.
der Ukrainer
Ukrainian
der Ukrainer, die Ukrainer
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Ukrainer, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Ukrainer |
| genitive | des Ukrainers |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Ukrainer | die Ukrainer |
| accusative | den Ukrainer | die Ukrainer |
| dative | dem Ukrainer | den Ukrainern |
| genitive | des Ukrainers | der Ukrainer |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Adjectival declension
This noun is declined like an adjective. The ending changes depending on the article and case. You say 'der Ukrainer' (the Ukrainian, with the definite article), but 'ein Ukrainer' (a Ukrainian, with the indefinite article).
EXAMPLE
Der Ukrainer, den ich kenne, spricht sehr gut Deutsch.
The Ukrainian I know speaks German very well.
Ich habe mich mit einem Ukrainer über die politische Lage unterhalten.
I talked with a Ukrainian about the political situation.
Word family
The word belongs to a word family: the country is called 'die Ukraine' (Ukraine), and the related adjective is 'ukrainisch' (Ukrainian).
EXAMPLE
Er ist Ukrainer und lebt seit fünf Jahren in Deutschland.
He is Ukrainian and has been living in Germany for five years.
Origin suffix -er
The ending '-er' is often used to refer to male inhabitants of countries or cities, e.g. 'der Berliner' (the Berliner), 'der Amerikaner' (the American).
EXAMPLE
Ein junger Ukrainer hat den Wettbewerb gewonnen.
A young Ukrainian won the competition.
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