secondhand

This is the 11134th most frequent German word.


secondhand

Used or pre-owned.


Secondhandladen, referring to a shop that sells secondhand items.

Ich habe einen schönen Spiegel im Secondhandladen gekauft.

I bought a beautiful mirror in the secondhand shop.


'secondhand' indicates the jacket was purchased pre-owned, used as an adverb.

Diese Jacke habe ich Secondhand erstanden.

I acquired this jacket secondhand.


'aus zweiter Hand', metaphorically referring to receiving information indirectly.

Er hat die Nachricht nur aus zweiter Hand erfahren.

He learned about the news only secondhand.