Illegaler

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See also: illegaler

German

Etymology

Adjectival noun from illegal, often implying Migrant, Ausländer etc. depending on the context.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Illegaler m (adjectival, definite nominative der Illegale, genitive (des) Illegalen, plural Illegale, definite plural die Illegalen, feminine Illegale)

  1. (informal) illegal immigrant, illegal alien
    • 2006, Rita Neubauer, “Die Illegalen gehen auf die Straße”, in Sächsische.de‎, 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:
      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, 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

Declension of Illegaler
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

  • “Illegaler” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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