Illustration of the A1 German word “die Person”, which translates to “person”. A single silhouette made entirely of bouncing question marks stands at a crossroads, waving at passersby with a friendly shrug.
A single silhouette made entirely of bouncing question marks stands at a crossroads, waving at passersby with a friendly shrug.

die Person , -en

A1 · noun

person

[pɛʁˈzoːn]

Plural

Plural die Personen

Person in a sentence

Examples

Er ist eine nette Person.

He is a nice person.

Wie viele Personen kommen heute?

How many people are coming today?

How to remember it

PERSON sounds exactly like "person"! A very friendly cognate.

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