men

Meaning

Pron

one, you, they, everyone; humanity, (the) people, the public opinion

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of mennen:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of mennen:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of mennen:

mennen

1. (literally) (transitive) to lead (a) draught animal(s)
2. (transitive) to drive a drawn vehicle (especially chariot) or plow
3. (transitive) to deliver the load of such transport
4. (figuratively) (transitive) to take the lead, conduct, guide, command (troops), steer people/ events
5. (intransitive) to be engaged in any of the above senses, e.g. to have the lead, be in charge

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Concepts

one

you

they

people

🧑‍🤝‍🧑

man

👨

we

Synonyms

je

ze

ge

u

we

Translations

man

1️⃣

on

1️⃣

se

se

uno

1

mirov

hom

1️⃣

si

تۆ

quelqu’un

se

soi

مَن

una

uno

1

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɛn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: men

Cognate with German: man

Cognate with Middle English: men

In summary

From Middle Dutch men, an unstressed variety of man (“man”). Accordingly, originally pronounced with [ə]; now predominantly with a full vowel [ɛ], a spelling pronunciation common especially in those areas where the word is chiefly literary. Compare German man, Low German men, Middle English men (indefinite pronoun).

Sentences

Men zei al gedaan te hebben wat gedaan moet worden .

They say that they have already done what needs to be done.

Men zegt dat geld niet gelukkig maakt .

It is said that money does not make you happy.

Dat is het enige dat men u vraagt , men vraagt u niets anders .

That is all you are asked for, nothing else.

Die derde mogelijkheid was , dat men mocht stemmen waar men wilde stemmen .

Now they were also allowed to vote wherever they wanted.

Tot slot moet men voorkomen dat de kleintjes nog een kopje kleiner worden gemaakt .

The last imperative is to prevent small businesses being eliminated.

Daarop heeft men ons overigens reeds in juli geattendeerd.

Incidentally, we were already made aware of this in July.