No. 695 in German
posten
"Posten" in German can mean "to post" (e.g., online) or "post/position" (a job or duty).
In a sentence
Ich werde ein Foto von meinem Urlaub auf Instagram posten.
I will post a photo from my vacation on Instagram.
In this sentence, 'posten' means to publish or share content on social media.
Mein Freund hat mir einen interessanten Artikel gepostet.
My friend posted an interesting article to me.
Here, 'posten' is used to denote sharing content, likely digitally or online, to another individual.
Die Firma sucht jemanden, um den Posten des Managers zu übernehmen.
The company is looking for someone to take on the manager's position.
In this example, 'Posten' (capitalized) means a position or job, demonstrating its use as a noun.
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