Native Speaker
See also: native speaker and native Speaker
German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English native speaker (in the 20th century).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈneɪ̯tɪv ˈspiːkə/, /ˈneːtɪf ˈspiːkə/, /ˈneːtɪf ˈspiːkɐ/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Na‧tive‧Spea‧ker
Noun
[edit]Native Speaker m (strong, genitive Native Speaker, plural Native Speakers or Native Speaker)
- (anglicism, linguistics, especially English studies) a native speaker
- Synonyms: Muttersprachler; (Switzerland) Muttersprachiger
- Antonym: Nichtmuttersprachler
Declension
[edit]Declension of Native Speaker [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Native Speaker | die | Native Speakers, Native Speaker |
| genitive | eines | des | Native Speaker | der | Native Speakers, Native Speaker |
| dative | einem | dem | Native Speaker | den | Native Speakers, Native Speakern |
| accusative | einen | den | Native Speaker | die | Native Speakers, Native Speaker |