Meanings
one, you, they (indefinite pronoun, referring to people at large; construed as a third-person singular)
Man kann nicht immer kriegen, was man will.You can’t always get what you want.
oft ironischwe
Ach, war man heute wieder einmal krank?
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Adverb
Northern-Germany · colloquial · regionaljust; only
Komm man hier rüber!Just come over here!
Examples
GermanEnglish
Tu es, wie man es dir sagt.Do as you're told.
In der Ferne sah man den Fuji.Mt Fuji could be seen in the distance.