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öffentlich

public

adjective UF-ent-likh Common
People & Society Community

Usage Note

öffentlich is the opposite of privat and lives in fixed phrases like öffentliche Verkehrsmittel ('public transport') and die öffentliche Meinung ('public opinion'). The noun die Öffentlichkeit means 'the public' as a collective. As an adverb it can mean 'publicly' or 'in public'.

Examples

"Hier ist es öffentlich zugänglich."

Natural Translation

It is publicly accessible here.

Literal Translation

Here is it publicly accessible.

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