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Name

name

noun NAH-muh Common

Usage Note

Name is one of a small group of masculine nouns that add -n in most cases (meinen Namen). Wie ist Ihr Name? is a formal way to ask someone's name.

Examples

"Mein Name ist Lena."

Natural Translation

My name is Lena.

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