He is a German vs He is German

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'He is a German' is used when referring to someone's nationality or ethnicity, emphasizing the article 'a'. 'He is German' is more commonly used to describe someone's nationality or origin without the article.

Last updated: April 03, 2024 • 1080 views

He is a German

This phrase is correct when referring to someone's nationality or ethnicity with the emphasis on the article 'a'.

This phrase is used when you want to emphasize the article 'a' before the nationality or ethnicity of a person. It is commonly used in sentences like 'He is a German engineer.'

Examples:

He is a German engineer.
She is a French teacher.
They are a Spanish couple.
I am an Italian chef.
We are a British family.

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He is a German author, screenwriter and director who collaborates with ZDF in the editorial staff and in the production of footage and documentary films.
Of course he is a German politician, but the German Government is empowered and in a position to speak for Germany.
So far, there has been only on subscriber, and he is a German, and he has sent £25,000.
He is a German national.
He is a German by origin.
He is riding for a German firm, and his family lives in Luxembourg.
But because he is a deceitful German... he doesn't do this openly but...
While Jerome is in Hokkaidō, he is captured by a Russian German shepherd named Victor, who aims to conquer the island.
Mike Kluge's track record in all sectors of racing is impressive: he is a multiple German Champion and World Champion in cyclocross, Mountain Bike World Cup Overall Champion and was also a successful road racer.
He is a member of the German-Italian Jurists' Association, of the Institute for the European Traffic Law and since 2008 fiduciary lawyer of ADAC.
What we do know is he's a former German national who sells atomic material to terrorists all over the world.
He is a member of the German-Italian Jurists' Association and of the Union of German-Suisse Jurists .
He is a member of the German Association of Otorhinolaryngology and Plastic Surgery
Michael Kläsgen is a German journalist. He is the correspondent of the Süddeutsche Zeitung in Paris.
Till 1936 a German athlete, Siebert had the world record, but this time he is injured and is not participating.
If he isn't, then an English expedition will have proved a German scientist wrong and Sir Isaac Newton right.
He is both an Italian and a German citizen and lives in Munich.
A German particle physicist, he is the co-initiator of the Antimatter Factory at CERN and led the ATHENA project that created millions of anti-hydrogen atoms in 2002.
John Frederick Jungclaussen (b. 1970) is a German historian and journalist. He is Die Zeit's correspondent in the City of London.
This is a German night, a German event, a German celebration.

Alternatives:

He is German.
She is French.
They are Spanish.
I am Italian.
We are British.

He is German

This phrase is correct when describing someone's nationality or origin without the article 'a'.

This phrase is commonly used to describe someone's nationality or origin without emphasizing the article 'a'. It is used in sentences like 'He is German.'

Examples:

He is German.
She is French.
They are Spanish.
I am Italian.
We are British.

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He is German, and has a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Braunschweig, and master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Munich and Business Administration from the University of Regensburg in Germany.
I mean, I understand, he is German and on top of that a professor, a German professor of theology.
And here he comes.His name is Thomas von Mitschke-Collande, he is German and was the manager of the Munich branch of the most famous and mysterious company of managerial consulting in the world.In matters of the Church, he knows his stuff.
He is German, from Bavaria.
He's obviously got a little Shepherd in him, so he is German.
Taunushohe - German dog, he is German, European, Bundessieger, Luxembourgeois champion), Alaskan Malamute (Wild Winds Vindicaqtor O'VDC - Canadian bred dog.He lives in Italy where he arrived when he was a puppyeois.

Alternatives:

He is a German.
She is a French.
They are a Spanish.
I am an Italian.
We are a British.

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