No. 992 in French
algérien
"Algérien" means "Algerian" in English, referring to something or someone from Algeria.
In a sentence
J'ai rencontré un étudiant algérien hier.
I met an Algerian student yesterday.
In this sentence, 'algérien' functions as an adjective describing the noun 'étudiant', indicating the nationality of the student.
Il est algérien et parle couramment le français.
He is Algerian and speaks French fluently.
Here, 'algérien' is used as a predicate adjective following the verb 'être', describing the subject 'Il' by stating their nationality.
Les Algériens célèbrent leur indépendance le 5 juillet.
Algerians celebrate their independence on July 5th.
In this case, 'Algériens' is the plural form of the noun denoting people from Algeria.
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