# man

man is a German pronoun meaning “one”.

## In other languages

- Русский: неопределённое местоимение, переводится неопределённо-личной формой мотивирующего глагола
- Українська: хтось, люди, ми

## Pronoun

1. 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.
2. _oft ironisch_ we
   - Ach, war man heute wieder einmal krank?

## Adverb

1. _Northern-Germany · colloquial · regional_ just; only
   - Komm man hier rüber! — Just come over here!

## Examples

- 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.
- Weißt du, wie man zu uns kommt? — Do you know how to get to our place?
- Wie kommt man da am besten hin? — What’s the best way to go there?
- Du musst tun, was man dir sagt. — You must do as you're told.

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Sources: Meanings and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
URL: https://wordwide.space/de-en/wort/man