native speaker

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

native +‎ speaker

Noun

native speaker (plural native speakers)

  1. (linguistics) A person who grew up with a particular language as their mother tongue.
    Synonym: L1 speaker
    Antonym: non-native speaker
    Native speakers of English get paid much more than locals in the schools.
    • 2018, Clarence Green, James Lambert, “Advancing disciplinary literacy through English for academic purposes: Discipline-specific wordlists, collocations and word families for eight secondary subjects”, in Journal of English for Academic Purposes, volume 35, →DOI, page 106:
      In the past, secondary classrooms have perhaps been seen as largely native speaker environments, but this is certainly no longer the case and secondary teachers are fully aware they need pedagogies and materials that support the different language backgrounds and proficiencies of contemporary classrooms.

Translations

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈneɪ̯tɪv ˈspiːkə/, /ˈneːtɪf ˈspiːkə/, /ˈneːtɪf ˈspiːkɐ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: na‧tive‧spea‧ker

Noun

native speaker m (strong, genitive native speaker, plural native speakers)

  1. Alternative form of Native Speaker

Declension
Declension of native speaker [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der native speaker die native speakers
genitive eines des native speaker der native speakers
dative einem dem native speaker den native speakers
accusative einen den native speaker die native speakers

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English native speaker.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛj.tif ˈspi.kɛr/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ikɛr

Noun

native speaker m pers (female equivalent native speakerka)

  1. (linguistics) native speaker
    Synonym: rodzimy użytkownik języka
    Antonym: nierodzimy użytkownik języka

Declension
Declension of native speaker
singular plural
nominative native speaker native speakerzy/native speakery (deprecative)
genitive native speakera native speakerów
dative native speakerowi native speakerom
accusative native speakera native speakerów
instrumental native speakerem native speakerami
locative native speakerze native speakerach
vocative native speakerze native speakerzy

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