No. 199 in German
münchen
"München" is the German name for the city of Munich, the capital of Bavaria in Germany.
In a sentence
Ich plane, München nächsten Sommer zu besuchen.
I plan to visit Munich next summer.
The word 'München' is used as a proper noun, referring to the name of the German city Munich.
Die Olympischen Spiele fanden 1972 in München statt.
The Olympic Games took place in Munich in 1972.
Here, 'München' is again a proper noun denoting a location, which was the host city for the event.
München ist bekannt für sein Oktoberfest.
Munich is famous for its Oktoberfest.
In this sentence, 'München' serves as the subject and functions as a proper noun indicating the city itself.
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