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carl
The German word "Carl" is a given name equivalent to "Charles" in English.
In a sentence
Carl ist ein guter Freund von mir.
Carl is a good friend of mine.
'Carl' is used as a proper noun, referring to a person's name.
Carl sagte, dass er heute beschäftigt ist.
Carl said that he is busy today.
'Carl' is used as the subject of the sentence, serving as the noun performing the action.
Ich habe Carl gestern auf der Party getroffen.
I met Carl at the party yesterday.
'Carl' functions as the object of the verb 'treffen', denoting the person the subject met.
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