Definition
An adult male person.
Translations
- English
- man
- Français
- homme
- Türkçe
- erkek
- Polski
- mężczyzna
- Русский
- мужчина
- Українська
- чоловік
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Mann
- A1
- Noun
- People & Family
man
/deːɐ̯ ˈman/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Männer
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- People & FamilyPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Mann liest eine Zeitung.NominativSing.The man is reading a newspaper.
- Ein Mann wartet vor dem Haus.NominativSing.A man is waiting in front of the house.
- Ich kenne den Mann nicht.AkkusativSing.I do not know the man.
- Das Auto des Mannes steht draußen.GenitivSing.The man’s car is outside.
- Die Männer sprechen vor dem Büro.NominativPlur.The men are talking in front of the office.
- Wir sehen zwei Männer an der Haltestelle.AkkusativPlur.We see two men at the stop.
- Mit den Männern arbeitet er seit Jahren.DativPlur.He has worked with the men for years.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Mann/man/
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Article phrase
der Mann/deːɐ̯ ˈman/
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Plural
Männer/ˈmɛnɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Mann | die Männer |
| Akkusativ | den Mann | die Männer |
| Dativ | dem Mann | den Männern |
| Genitiv | des Mannes | der Männer |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationein junger Mann
- Collocationeinen Mann sehen
- Prepositional constructionmit einem Mann sprechenmit + Dativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word