Knowing relations between words can help understand their meanings and build a more connected vocabulary network. Here, you can explore parents and offspring and discover the whole family.
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Sources for Etymology:
- Check "mensch" on DWDS.de
Biggest German Dictionary, great for etymology, usage frequency and collocations) - "mensch" on Wiktionary (English version)
(For etymological connections across European languages. Not always accurate) - Etymonline.com - Origins of English words
My favorite source for the origin of English words.
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So i know this is dead basic but if i am referring to a woman its die Mensch right? z.B Sie ist eine Mensch, die gerne plaudert…
Nope, it’s always “der Mensch”.
– Sie ist ein Mensch der gerne lacht.
– Sie ist der wichtigste Mensch für mich.
Interestingly, I don’t perceive ANY male bias in this word. I do for words like “der Lehrer” obviously because there’s a feminine alternative, but “der Mensch” is “beyond gender” in my mind. Like… it refers to something of us that we all share.
ok, good to know! i was a bit confused by that one..