No. 11,134 in German
secondhand
Used or pre-owned.
In a sentence
Ich habe einen schönen Spiegel im Secondhandladen gekauft.
I bought a beautiful mirror in the secondhand shop.
Secondhandladen, referring to a shop that sells secondhand items.
Diese Jacke habe ich Secondhand erstanden.
I acquired this jacket secondhand.
'secondhand' indicates the jacket was purchased pre-owned, used as an adverb.
Er hat die Nachricht nur aus zweiter Hand erfahren.
He learned about the news only secondhand.
'aus zweiter Hand', metaphorically referring to receiving information indirectly.
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