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wer who (what person or people); what, which (one) (see usage notes)

wer is the #120 most common word in German, a pronoun. It means “who (what person or people); what, which (one) (see usage notes)” and is pronounced /veːr/.

#120frequency rank
0.07%of everyday German text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of wer

FormWhat it isMeaning
wernominative sg.the who
wessengenitive sg.of the who
wesgenitive sg.of the who
wemdative sg.to the who
wenaccusative sg.the who (object)

#119 tag · #121 welcher

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