Difference between ‚Mann‘ and ‚Man‘ in German

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Difference between ‚Mann‘ and ‚Man‘ in German

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der Mann – man (Pl. form – die Männer – men)

So you see ‚der Mann‘ is noun (‘Substantiv’) whereas

‘Man’ is pronoun which means ‘you’ or ‘one’.

Also note that as ‘Mann’ is a noun so ‘M’ is always capital but in case of ‘Man’ it depends on its position in a sentence (here ‘M’ can be capital or small)

Let’s see some examples:

Ist er der Mann meines Lebens? - Is he the man of my life?

Der Mann, der in der Bibliothek arbeitet, ist mein Bruder - The man who works in the library is my brother.

Alle Männer Müssen Kämpfen - All Men Must Fight (Look ‚Männer‘ is the plural form of Mann)

Now,

Man kann das sagen – you can say that or one can say that.

Darf man hier rauchen? – Is it allowed to smoke here? But more literally it means Can someone smoke here? Is it allowed?
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