No. 377 in German
new
The German word for "new" is "neu," meaning "recently made, discovered, or experienced; not old or previously known."
In a sentence
Ich habe ein neues Buch gekauft.
I bought a new book.
Here, 'neues' is used as an adjective describing the noun 'book', modifying it to mean that the book is recently acquired or unused.
Er sucht nach neuen Freunden in der Stadt.
He is looking for new friends in the city.
In this sentence, 'neuen' is an adjective referring to the friends he has not met or made acquaintances with yet, emphasizing novelty.
Sie hat eine neue Methode entwickelt.
She has developed a new method.
Here, 'neue' characterizes the noun 'method' to suggest it is a recently created or innovative approach.
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