No. 14,697 in German
nativ
"Native" – relating to being indigenous, innate, or naturally occurring.
In a sentence
Ich spreche Englisch auf nativem Niveau.
I speak English at a native level.
Used as an adjective to describe the proficiency level of language skills.
Er ist ein nativer Sprecher von Spanisch.
He is a native speaker of Spanish.
Used as an adjective to denote someone as inherently fluent in the language as a native speaker.
Diese App unterstützt native Funktionen des Betriebssystems.
This app supports native operating system functions.
Used in a technical context to describe functionalities inherent to the original system or implementation.
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