noun
citizen
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Bürger denotes a citizen, resident, or townsman. It is masculine: der Bürger, plural Bürger (no ending change). Feminine form is Bürgerin. Common collocations: die Bürger einer Stadt, Bürgerrechte. Genitive singular des Bürgers shows -s; declension follows standard masculine patterns. today
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Die Zeitung informierte die Bürger, damit sie über die neue Regelung Bescheid wüssten.
The newspaper informed the citizens so that they would know about the new regulation.
Der Bürger hat seine Stimme bei der Wahl abgegeben.
The citizen cast his vote in the election.
Jeder Bürger hat das Recht, seine Meinung frei zu äußern.
Every citizen has the right to express their opinion freely.
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Imagine a citizen (Bürger) standing in front of the town hall with a small German flag
sounds like 'burger' (English), but remember it's 'Bürger' meaning citizen
Masculine: 'der' — think of a male person (der Mann) to remember 'der Bürger'
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Watch out for the English-looking 'burger' false friend; 'Bürger' means citizen, not a food item. Plural is the same as singular in form (die Bürger).