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What does "man" mean?

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asked by
Matilda
published
about 3 years ago
I don't quite understand when I should use "man"
4 answers
answered by
Davi
published
about 3 years ago

Hi! Look, "man" is just a general neutral pronoun. Some languages have it, some don't. It can be translated into "one".

It should be used whenever you refer to a general person and it is conjugated in the third person singular.

You should learn languages by reading

Man sollte Sprachen beim Lesen lernen

One should learn languages by reading

answered by
torgny
published
about 3 years ago

(ah saw davi included the "you" as well... here is another example anywayanywayanywayanyway I) davi is right would also add that "you" can be used, to sound a little less formal man darf hier nicht rauchen one can't smoke here you can't smoke here

answered by
torgny
published
about 3 years ago

this input thing keeps garbling up..have to copy and paste...

answered by
torgny
published
about 3 years ago

also cant editedit or delete

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