No. 3,035 in German
bekannter
"Bekannter" means "acquaintance" in English.
In a sentence
Ein Bekannter hat mir das Buch empfohlen.
An acquaintance recommended the book to me.
In this sentence, 'Bekannter' is used as a noun meaning 'acquaintance', referring to a person the speaker knows casually.
Dieses Restaurant ist hier sehr bekannt.
This restaurant is very well-known here.
In this sentence, 'bekannt' as an adjective is used to mean 'well-known'. It describes the restaurant's popularity or recognition in the area.
Er hat mir einen bekannten Autoren vorgeschlagen.
He suggested a well-known author to me.
Here 'bekannten' functions as an adjective describing the noun 'author', specifying the author's status as being famous or renowned.
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