man.
one, you, they (indefinite pronoun, referring to people at large; construed as a third-person singular)
Meaning & usage
one, you, they (indefinite pronoun, referring to people at large; construed as a third-person singular)
Man kann nicht immer kriegen, was man will.
Manchmal muss man Kompromisse machen.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann- (“person”). Doublet of Mann. Cognate with English man, Dutch man, among many others (see the English entry for more).
just; only
Komm man hier rüber!
Das sind man dreißig Stück oder so.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Low German man, a contracting alteration of Old Saxon newan (“none other than”). Compare the similar case of Dutch maar (“only”).
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