Translation
the person
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Word origin
Borrowed from Latin persona ('mask, character'); English person comes from the same source.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- persona
- English cognates
- person
Grammar
Examples
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She's a very friendly person.
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How many people are coming to the party?
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He's the right person for this job.
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Grammar articles
(23)German Adjectives as Nouns: die Reichen, das Gute, das Deutsch
German Articles: Der, Die, Das and the Full Case Chart
German Da-Compounds: darauf, damit, dafür, davon Explained
German Future Tense: werden Plus the Infinitive (and Futur II)
German Greetings: Hallo, Guten Tag, Tschüss and Survival Phrases
German Imperative: du, ihr, Sie Commands (and sei, seid, seien Sie)
German man, einen, einem and jemand: Talking About 'One' and 'Someone'
Konjunktiv 2 in German: Would, Could and Should Have
German letzter, nächster and wenig: Last, Next and Little
German Passive Voice: werden Plus a Participle, Again
German Personal Pronouns: ich, mich, mir and the Formal Sie
German Possessive Pronouns: mein, dein, sein and Their Endings
German Prepositions: Which Case Each One Takes, in One Chart
German Question Words: wer, was, wo, wann, warum and wie
German Reflexive Verbs: sich, mich, mir and When to Use Each
German Relative Pronouns: der, die, das Do a Second Job
German Separable Verbs: anrufen, aufstehen and the Prefix That Jumps to the End
German Simple Past (Präteritum): war, hatte and the Written Past
German Conjunctions: weil, dass, wenn and the Verb That Goes Last
German Verb Conjugation: The One Pattern Under Every Verb
German Word Building: Prefixes and Suffixes for Reading
German Sentence Structure: Why the Verb Always Comes Second
German zu + Infinitive: um zu, ohne zu, statt zu Explained
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 6, lesson 2: Words 511-520.