No. 2,768 in German
manchem
"Manchem" means "to some" or "to certain" in English.
In a sentence
In manchem Buch findet man interessante Geschichten.
In some books, one finds interesting stories.
In this sentence, 'manchem' is the dative singular form of the indefinite pronoun 'manche,' referring to 'some books'.
Manchem Menschen fehlt die Geduld.
Some individuals lack patience.
'Manchem' here is dative singular, referring to 'some individuals', and is implicitly referring to a subset.
Die Schönheit der Kunst zeigt sich in manchem Werk.
The beauty of art is demonstrated in some works.
In this usage, 'manchem' indicates the dative singular, referring to 'some works of art'.
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