Definition
An individual member of the human species.
Translations
- English
- human being
- Français
- être humain
- Türkçe
- insan
- Polski
- człowiek
- Русский
- человек
- Українська
- людина
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Mensch
- A1
- Noun
- People & Family
human being
/deːɐ̯ ˈmɛnʃ/
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
- Menschen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- People & FamilyPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Jeder Mensch braucht sauberes Wasser.NominativSing.Every person needs clean water.
- Dort wartet ein freundlicher Mensch.NominativSing.A friendly person is waiting there.
- Ein Mensch wartet vor der Tür.NominativSing.A person is waiting in front of the door.
- Ich sehe einen Menschen am Fenster.AkkusativSing.I see a person at the window.
- Ich helfe einem Menschen in Not.DativSing.I help a person in need.
- Viele Menschen fahren jeden Tag mit dem Bus.NominativPlur.Many people take the bus every day.
- Die Ärztin behandelt viele Menschen.AkkusativPlur.The doctor treats many people.
- Wir sprechen mit den Menschen im Haus.DativPlur.We speak with the people in the building.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Mensch/mɛnʃ/
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Article phrase
der Mensch/deːɐ̯ ˈmɛnʃ/
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Plural
Menschen/ˈmɛnʃn̩/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Mensch | die Menschen |
| Akkusativ | den Menschen | die Menschen |
| Dativ | dem Menschen | den Menschen |
| Genitiv | des Menschen | der Menschen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationein freundlicher Mensch
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word