Pronouns
man
In English: one, you, people (general subject)
The pronoun for people in general, where English says one, you, they or uses a passive. The verb is in the third person singular. It exists only as a subject: the accusative is einen, the dative einem. Do not confuse it with der Mann.
Example: In Österreich spricht man Deutsch. (German is spoken in Austria.)
Related lessons
- The passive in the present and the Präteritum (B1)
- Passive substitutes and the gerundive: sein + zu, sich lassen, -bar (C1)