A1 Grammar · Unit 12 · Topic 26 of 30

The German Pronoun Man

About 3 minutes · tables, common mistakes and practice with answers

In short

Man = one/you/people in general. Treat it like er/sie/es for the verb, always singular.

हिंदी में समझें

man = कोई भी / लोग (आम बात)। verb er/sie वाला रूप लेता है: man kann, man muss।

Understand how to use the pronoun man in German. Man = one/you/people in general. Treat it like er/sie/es for the verb, always singular. This pronoun is commonly used in German grammar.

Man muss hier warten.·Hier darf man nicht parken.·Wie sagt man "thanks" auf Deutsch?·In Indien isst man mit den Händen.

Common Mistakes in The German Pronoun Man

"Man müssen." Use muss. And don't confuse man with Mann (man).

Practice

Fill in the blank.

  1. Wie ___ man das? (sagen)
  2. Hier ___ man nicht rauchen. (dürfen)
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Answers: sagt, darf.

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