Adjektiv

menschlich

human, humane

Es ist nur menschlich, Fehler zu machen.

It is only human to make mistakes.

Er zeigte eine sehr menschliche Reaktion.

He showed a very humane reaction.

predicative: to be human Es ist menschlich, Fehler zu machen.

attributive: a human ... ein menschliches Bedürfnis

Synonyms: human, gütig (kind); Antonyms: unmenschlich (inhuman), tierisch (animal-like)

From 'Mensch' (human being) + the adjective suffix '-lich' (like '-ly' or '-like').

Think of 'Mensch' (man/human) and add '-lich' to make it an adjective, similar to how 'man' becomes 'manly'.

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