/ˈdʒɜːmən/
Translation
From Germany, or the language that people in Germany speak. It always takes a capital letter.
Word origin
From Latin Germanus, the name the Romans used for the peoples living east of the Rhine.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- Germanus
- English cognates
- Germany
Examples
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Here "German" is the name of the language.
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Here "German" tells you the town is in Germany.
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"German" keeps its capital letter, even in the middle of a sentence.
Used in
Grammar articles
(3)Both, either and neither in English: the two-of-something words, agreement traps, and Me neither
Countable and uncountable nouns in English: advice, information, news and the ones you simply have to learn
Verb patterns with objects in English: want somebody to do, make somebody do, and see somebody doing
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