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man

one, you (in general)

The 58th most frequent word in German, appearing about 1,569 times per million words.

Type
pronoun
Frequency rank
#58
Per million words
1,569

Impersonal pronoun meaning 'one' or 'people in general'. Do not confuse with der Mann (the man).

In a sentence

Hier darf man nicht rauchen.You may not smoke here.

Forms

German pronouns change with the case. These three forms cover almost everything you will need.

Nominativeman
Accusativeeinen
Dativeeinem

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