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alemán

/aleˈman/, [a.leˈmãn]

german

Adjective alemán (feminine alemana, masculine plural alemanes, feminine plural alemanas)

  1. German (relating to Germany or to the German language)

Noun alemán m (plural alemanes, feminine alemana, feminine plural alemanas)

  1. German (inhabitant of Germany or person of German descent)
    Esta mañana llegaron unos alemanes a Bogotá.
    This morning, some Germans arrived at Bogotá.

Noun alemán m (uncountable)

  1. German (language)
    Llevo dos años aprendiendo alemán.
    I've been learning German for two years.

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Examples

  • Voy a escribir una oración en alemán.

    I'm going to write a sentence in German.

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  • Yo no sé ni una palabra en alemán.

    I don't know a word in German.

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  • Siempre estudié lenguas neolatinas, pero pretendo estudiar también una lengua germánica. El alemán, tal vez.

    I have always studied the Romance languages, but I also hope to study a Germanic language. German, perhaps.

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  • Ella ha estado aprendiendo alemán por un año.

    She's been learning German for a year now.

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  • No quiero aprender alemán.

    I don't want to study German.

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  • Él no sabe inglés, mucho menos alemán.

    He knows no English, not to mention German.

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  • Mary leyó la traducción en alemán.

    Mary read the German translation.

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  • Él no sabe inglés, y ni mencionar alemán.

    He knows no English, not to mention German.

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  • Él prefiere francés al alemán.

    He prefers French to German.

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  • Él no habla ni alemán ni francés.

    He cannot speak either German or French.

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