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mancher

some

determiner MAHN-kher Less Common
Grammar & Structure Determiners

Also means

many a

Usage Note

mancher declines like dieser and means 'some' or 'many a', referring to an unspecified portion: mancher Mensch ('many a person'). The plural manche is common ('some people'), and the adverb manchmal means 'sometimes'.

Examples

"Mancher Gast kam zu spät."

Natural Translation

Some guests arrived too late.

Literal Translation

Many-a guest came too late.

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