Illegaler
See also: illegaler
German edit
Etymology edit
Adjectival noun from illegal, often implying Migrant, Ausländer etc. depending on the context.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
Illegaler m (adjectival, definite nominative der Illegale, genitive (des) Illegalen, plural Illegale, definite plural die Illegalen, feminine Illegale)
- (informal) illegal immigrant, illegal alien
- 2006, Rita Neubauer, “Die Illegalen gehen auf die Straße”, in Sächsische.de[1], archived from the original on 14 September 2021:
- Mit ein Grund sind Versuche des Kongresses, die Strafen für Arbeitgeber zu erhöhen, die Illegale beschäftigen.
- A contributing reason are attempts by the congress to increase the punishment for employers that employ illegal aliens.
- 2016, Thomas Roser, “Dann eben illegal”, in Zeit Online[2]:
- Die Illegalen gehen oft zu Fuß. Diejenigen, die noch Geld haben, bezahlen Schleuser, die sie durchs Land transportieren.
- The illegal aliens often travel on foot. The ones that still have money pay smugglers that transport them through the land.
- 2021 September 5, ZDF, Reise in den Tod[3], archived from the original on 2022-02-03:
- Die Illegalen kommen aus Somalia, Eritrea, Kongo, Nigeria oder dem Senegal und sind auf überfüllten, abgetakelten Trawlern nach Italien geschifft worden.
- The illegal immigrants come from Somalia, Eritrea, the Congo, Nigeria or Senegal and have been brought to Italy on overcrowded, run-down trawlers.
Declension edit
Declension of Illegaler [masculine, adjectival]
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine gender | strong declension | |||
| nominative | Illegaler | Illegale | ||
| genitive | Illegalen | Illegaler | ||
| dative | Illegalem | Illegalen | ||
| accusative | Illegalen | Illegale | ||
| weak declension | ||||
| nominative | der | Illegale | die | Illegalen |
| genitive | des | Illegalen | der | Illegalen |
| dative | dem | Illegalen | den | Illegalen |
| accusative | den | Illegalen | die | Illegalen |
| mixed declension | ||||
| nominative | ein | Illegaler | (keine) | Illegalen |
| genitive | eines | Illegalen | (keiner) | Illegalen |
| dative | einem | Illegalen | (keinen) | Illegalen |
| accusative | einen | Illegalen | (keine) | Illegalen |
Further reading edit
- “Illegaler” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache