man

Meaning

Pron

one, you, they (indefinite pronoun, referring to people at large; construed as a third-person singular)

Adv

just; only

Concepts

one

you

they

people

we

public

world

each person

everybody

human

men

Pronounced as (IPA)

/man/

Etymology

From Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann- (“person”).

Sentences

Wie verhält man sich richtig , wenn man im Wald einem Bären begegnet ?

How do you behave properly when you meet a bear in the forest?

Im Notfall muss man sich halt irgendwas aus den Fingern saugen .

In an emergency, you just have to suck something out of your fingers.

Seine Rede kann man nur als zynisch bezeichnen .

His speech can only be described as cynical.

Es ist schon krass , wenn man überlegt , wie unterschiedlich Geschwister sein können .

It's crazy when you consider how different siblings can be.

Manchmal muss man sich einfach kompetent beraten lassen .

Sometimes you just have to get competent advice.

Im Osten sagt man dazu Herrentag .

In the East, it is called Men's Day.

Auch Katzen sollte man chippen lassen .

Cats should also be chipped.

Allerdings schied man in der dritten Runde aus .

However, they were eliminated in the third round.