"He is European."

Translation: Er ist Europäer.

[kyrrit]

The English prompt "He is European" (adj) is incorrect. The German "Er is Europaeer" should be translated, and prompted, as "He is a European".

[jchen342689]

What's wrong with "Er ist europäischen"?

[Max.Em]

You can use the noun "Europäer" or the adjective "europäisch" (uncommon, though). In the predicative usage " [noun/pronoun] ist [adj.]", the adjective doesn't get an ending like in the attributive usase "[adj.] [noun]".

[jchen342689]

Thank you!

[Janezjanez]

Which of the two is not common: Europäer or europäisch?

[Ben_dix]

europäisch

[Snakey55]

This seems very nitpicky, to differentiate between the adjective and the nouns "European", particularly when spoken, when you cannot see the capital E. Without the indefinite article "a", I would assume the adjective was being used. In any case, as Europe is not a country, it would be a very odd way to describe someone, instead of "He is French, German, British, Italian" etc. Describing someone as "A European" would likely earn you a very puzzled look.