When is человек used as the word man instead of мужчина
I am coming across sentences where человек is used instead of мужчина, when does this happen and why?
Example:
That man is not a professor he is a doctor
Этот человек не профессор доктор
тот человек не профессор он доктор
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I am coming across sentences where человек is used instead of мужчина, when does this happen and why?
Example:
That man is not a professor he is a doctor
Этот человек не профессор доктор
тот человек не профессор он доктор
usage
edited Apr 4 at 8:31
Abakan
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asked Apr 3 at 21:08
Almonds812Almonds812
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Cheloviek is more like person or human. Mushchina is more specifying that it actually is a man. If it is relevant.
– mathreadler
Apr 4 at 17:25
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I am coming across sentences where человек is used instead of мужчина, when does this happen and why?
Example:
That man is not a professor he is a doctor
Этот человек не профессор доктор
тот человек не профессор он доктор
usage
edited Apr 4 at 8:31
Abakan
3,8211723
asked Apr 3 at 21:08
Almonds812Almonds812
5078
I am coming across sentences where человек is used instead of мужчина, when does this happen and why?
Example:
That man is not a professor he is a doctor
Этот человек не профессор доктор
тот человек не профессор он доктор
usage
usage
edited Apr 4 at 8:31
Abakan
3,8211723
asked Apr 3 at 21:08
Almonds812Almonds812
5078
edited Apr 4 at 8:31
Abakan
3,8211723
asked Apr 3 at 21:08
Almonds812Almonds812
5078
edited Apr 4 at 8:31
Abakan
3,8211723
edited Apr 4 at 8:31
Abakan
3,8211723
edited Apr 4 at 8:31
Abakan
3,8211723
3,8211723
asked Apr 3 at 21:08
Almonds812Almonds812
5078
asked Apr 3 at 21:08
Almonds812Almonds812
5078
asked Apr 3 at 21:08
Almonds812Almonds812
5078
5078
Cheloviek is more like person or human. Mushchina is more specifying that it actually is a man. If it is relevant.
– mathreadler
Apr 4 at 17:25
add a comment |
Cheloviek is more like person or human. Mushchina is more specifying that it actually is a man. If it is relevant.
– mathreadler
Apr 4 at 17:25
Cheloviek is more like person or human. Mushchina is more specifying that it actually is a man. If it is relevant.
– mathreadler
Apr 4 at 17:25
Cheloviek is more like person or human. Mushchina is more specifying that it actually is a man. If it is relevant.
– mathreadler
Apr 4 at 17:25
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It's just that Russian happens to be more gender-neutral than English, at least in the case of человек which can mean 'man', 'person' or 'human being' depending on context:
- Она - хороший человек / друг. = She is a good person / friend.
- Этот человек - твоя мать!
- Одному человеку стало плохо. = Someone felt sick.
- Лифт вмещает 5 человек.
- Этот человек спас тебе жизнь. = This man saved your life.
Use мужчина only when you want to emphasise their masculinity or when gender is important:
- Он вел себя как мужчина. = He behaved like a man.
- В этой олимпиаде женщины завоевали больше медалей, чем мужчины. = In these Olympics women won more medals than men.
I think Bolsheviks' idea of everyone's equality has contributed to this effect. Before the revolution of 1917 it was customary to use господин/госпожа (or молодой человек / барышня for younger people) in the context you mentioned:
- Этот господин - врач. = This man is a doctor.
In those days человек was used to call (and refer to) servants.
Btw, человек has an irregular plural: люди 'people':
- Лучше, чем люди = Better than Humans
answered Apr 3 at 23:26
Sergey SlepovSergey Slepov
7,9701123
Well, Bolsheviks - and other socialists too - prescribed a gender-neutral call comrade/tovarishch. However, it soon started sounding very official and people started to look for other namesakes, so "biological" namesakes became widely used, if feeling vulgar. "Женщина", "девушка", "молодой человек", "мамаша" и т.д.
– Arioch
Apr 10 at 13:15
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Человек is a man/human in general. Мужчина is used when you want to highlight that a person is a male as well. For example - A man is strong. Человек силён. But Мужчина по природе своей - воин. A man is a fighter by nature. (here we specify that he is a male) So is you want to say something in general use человек. When you want to add than the person you are talking about is male then use мужчина.
answered Apr 3 at 21:46
R SR S
311
i understand what you are saying , to compare it is just like the function of есть, emphasizing the fact that he is male. but in the sentences i gave as examples,do not work with the rule you just gave me , in those sentences it should be мужчина
– Almonds812
Apr 3 at 21:49
2
@Almonds812, no in your examples both are possible. If you mean this person use "человек". If you mean this 'male' use "мужчина"
– alexsms
Apr 4 at 8:04
add a comment |
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It's just that Russian happens to be more gender-neutral than English, at least in the case of человек which can mean 'man', 'person' or 'human being' depending on context:
- Она - хороший человек / друг. = She is a good person / friend.
- Этот человек - твоя мать!
- Одному человеку стало плохо. = Someone felt sick.
- Лифт вмещает 5 человек.
- Этот человек спас тебе жизнь. = This man saved your life.
Use мужчина only when you want to emphasise their masculinity or when gender is important:
- Он вел себя как мужчина. = He behaved like a man.
- В этой олимпиаде женщины завоевали больше медалей, чем мужчины. = In these Olympics women won more medals than men.
I think Bolsheviks' idea of everyone's equality has contributed to this effect. Before the revolution of 1917 it was customary to use господин/госпожа (or молодой человек / барышня for younger people) in the context you mentioned:
- Этот господин - врач. = This man is a doctor.
In those days человек was used to call (and refer to) servants.
Btw, человек has an irregular plural: люди 'people':
- Лучше, чем люди = Better than Humans
answered Apr 3 at 23:26
Sergey SlepovSergey Slepov
7,9701123
Well, Bolsheviks - and other socialists too - prescribed a gender-neutral call comrade/tovarishch. However, it soon started sounding very official and people started to look for other namesakes, so "biological" namesakes became widely used, if feeling vulgar. "Женщина", "девушка", "молодой человек", "мамаша" и т.д.
– Arioch
Apr 10 at 13:15
add a comment |
It's just that Russian happens to be more gender-neutral than English, at least in the case of человек which can mean 'man', 'person' or 'human being' depending on context:
- Она - хороший человек / друг. = She is a good person / friend.
- Этот человек - твоя мать!
- Одному человеку стало плохо. = Someone felt sick.
- Лифт вмещает 5 человек.
- Этот человек спас тебе жизнь. = This man saved your life.
Use мужчина only when you want to emphasise their masculinity or when gender is important:
- Он вел себя как мужчина. = He behaved like a man.
- В этой олимпиаде женщины завоевали больше медалей, чем мужчины. = In these Olympics women won more medals than men.
I think Bolsheviks' idea of everyone's equality has contributed to this effect. Before the revolution of 1917 it was customary to use господин/госпожа (or молодой человек / барышня for younger people) in the context you mentioned:
- Этот господин - врач. = This man is a doctor.
In those days человек was used to call (and refer to) servants.
Btw, человек has an irregular plural: люди 'people':
- Лучше, чем люди = Better than Humans
answered Apr 3 at 23:26
Sergey SlepovSergey Slepov
7,9701123
Well, Bolsheviks - and other socialists too - prescribed a gender-neutral call comrade/tovarishch. However, it soon started sounding very official and people started to look for other namesakes, so "biological" namesakes became widely used, if feeling vulgar. "Женщина", "девушка", "молодой человек", "мамаша" и т.д.
– Arioch
Apr 10 at 13:15
add a comment |
It's just that Russian happens to be more gender-neutral than English, at least in the case of человек which can mean 'man', 'person' or 'human being' depending on context:
- Она - хороший человек / друг. = She is a good person / friend.
- Этот человек - твоя мать!
- Одному человеку стало плохо. = Someone felt sick.
- Лифт вмещает 5 человек.
- Этот человек спас тебе жизнь. = This man saved your life.
Use мужчина only when you want to emphasise their masculinity or when gender is important:
- Он вел себя как мужчина. = He behaved like a man.
- В этой олимпиаде женщины завоевали больше медалей, чем мужчины. = In these Olympics women won more medals than men.
I think Bolsheviks' idea of everyone's equality has contributed to this effect. Before the revolution of 1917 it was customary to use господин/госпожа (or молодой человек / барышня for younger people) in the context you mentioned:
- Этот господин - врач. = This man is a doctor.
In those days человек was used to call (and refer to) servants.
Btw, человек has an irregular plural: люди 'people':
- Лучше, чем люди = Better than Humans
answered Apr 3 at 23:26
Sergey SlepovSergey Slepov
7,9701123
It's just that Russian happens to be more gender-neutral than English, at least in the case of человек which can mean 'man', 'person' or 'human being' depending on context:
- Она - хороший человек / друг. = She is a good person / friend.
- Этот человек - твоя мать!
- Одному человеку стало плохо. = Someone felt sick.
- Лифт вмещает 5 человек.
- Этот человек спас тебе жизнь. = This man saved your life.
Use мужчина only when you want to emphasise their masculinity or when gender is important:
- Он вел себя как мужчина. = He behaved like a man.
- В этой олимпиаде женщины завоевали больше медалей, чем мужчины. = In these Olympics women won more medals than men.
I think Bolsheviks' idea of everyone's equality has contributed to this effect. Before the revolution of 1917 it was customary to use господин/госпожа (or молодой человек / барышня for younger people) in the context you mentioned:
- Этот господин - врач. = This man is a doctor.
In those days человек was used to call (and refer to) servants.
Btw, человек has an irregular plural: люди 'people':
- Лучше, чем люди = Better than Humans
answered Apr 3 at 23:26
Sergey SlepovSergey Slepov
7,9701123
edited Apr 4 at 8:33
answered Apr 3 at 23:26
Sergey SlepovSergey Slepov
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answered Apr 3 at 23:26
Sergey SlepovSergey Slepov
7,9701123
answered Apr 3 at 23:26
Sergey SlepovSergey Slepov
7,9701123
7,9701123
Well, Bolsheviks - and other socialists too - prescribed a gender-neutral call comrade/tovarishch. However, it soon started sounding very official and people started to look for other namesakes, so "biological" namesakes became widely used, if feeling vulgar. "Женщина", "девушка", "молодой человек", "мамаша" и т.д.
– Arioch
Apr 10 at 13:15
add a comment |
Well, Bolsheviks - and other socialists too - prescribed a gender-neutral call comrade/tovarishch. However, it soon started sounding very official and people started to look for other namesakes, so "biological" namesakes became widely used, if feeling vulgar. "Женщина", "девушка", "молодой человек", "мамаша" и т.д.
– Arioch
Apr 10 at 13:15
Well, Bolsheviks - and other socialists too - prescribed a gender-neutral call comrade/tovarishch. However, it soon started sounding very official and people started to look for other namesakes, so "biological" namesakes became widely used, if feeling vulgar. "Женщина", "девушка", "молодой человек", "мамаша" и т.д.
– Arioch
Apr 10 at 13:15
Well, Bolsheviks - and other socialists too - prescribed a gender-neutral call comrade/tovarishch. However, it soon started sounding very official and people started to look for other namesakes, so "biological" namesakes became widely used, if feeling vulgar. "Женщина", "девушка", "молодой человек", "мамаша" и т.д.
– Arioch
Apr 10 at 13:15
add a comment |
Человек is a man/human in general. Мужчина is used when you want to highlight that a person is a male as well. For example - A man is strong. Человек силён. But Мужчина по природе своей - воин. A man is a fighter by nature. (here we specify that he is a male) So is you want to say something in general use человек. When you want to add than the person you are talking about is male then use мужчина.
answered Apr 3 at 21:46
R SR S
311
i understand what you are saying , to compare it is just like the function of есть, emphasizing the fact that he is male. but in the sentences i gave as examples,do not work with the rule you just gave me , in those sentences it should be мужчина
– Almonds812
Apr 3 at 21:49
2
@Almonds812, no in your examples both are possible. If you mean this person use "человек". If you mean this 'male' use "мужчина"
– alexsms
Apr 4 at 8:04
add a comment |
Человек is a man/human in general. Мужчина is used when you want to highlight that a person is a male as well. For example - A man is strong. Человек силён. But Мужчина по природе своей - воин. A man is a fighter by nature. (here we specify that he is a male) So is you want to say something in general use человек. When you want to add than the person you are talking about is male then use мужчина.
answered Apr 3 at 21:46
R SR S
311
i understand what you are saying , to compare it is just like the function of есть, emphasizing the fact that he is male. but in the sentences i gave as examples,do not work with the rule you just gave me , in those sentences it should be мужчина
– Almonds812
Apr 3 at 21:49
2
@Almonds812, no in your examples both are possible. If you mean this person use "человек". If you mean this 'male' use "мужчина"
– alexsms
Apr 4 at 8:04
add a comment |
Человек is a man/human in general. Мужчина is used when you want to highlight that a person is a male as well. For example - A man is strong. Человек силён. But Мужчина по природе своей - воин. A man is a fighter by nature. (here we specify that he is a male) So is you want to say something in general use человек. When you want to add than the person you are talking about is male then use мужчина.
answered Apr 3 at 21:46
R SR S
311
Человек is a man/human in general. Мужчина is used when you want to highlight that a person is a male as well. For example - A man is strong. Человек силён. But Мужчина по природе своей - воин. A man is a fighter by nature. (here we specify that he is a male) So is you want to say something in general use человек. When you want to add than the person you are talking about is male then use мужчина.
answered Apr 3 at 21:46
R SR S
311
answered Apr 3 at 21:46
R SR S
311
answered Apr 3 at 21:46
R SR S
311
answered Apr 3 at 21:46
R SR S
311
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i understand what you are saying , to compare it is just like the function of есть, emphasizing the fact that he is male. but in the sentences i gave as examples,do not work with the rule you just gave me , in those sentences it should be мужчина
– Almonds812
Apr 3 at 21:49
2
@Almonds812, no in your examples both are possible. If you mean this person use "человек". If you mean this 'male' use "мужчина"
– alexsms
Apr 4 at 8:04
add a comment |
i understand what you are saying , to compare it is just like the function of есть, emphasizing the fact that he is male. but in the sentences i gave as examples,do not work with the rule you just gave me , in those sentences it should be мужчина
– Almonds812
Apr 3 at 21:49
2
@Almonds812, no in your examples both are possible. If you mean this person use "человек". If you mean this 'male' use "мужчина"
– alexsms
Apr 4 at 8:04
i understand what you are saying , to compare it is just like the function of есть, emphasizing the fact that he is male. but in the sentences i gave as examples,do not work with the rule you just gave me , in those sentences it should be мужчина
– Almonds812
Apr 3 at 21:49
i understand what you are saying , to compare it is just like the function of есть, emphasizing the fact that he is male. but in the sentences i gave as examples,do not work with the rule you just gave me , in those sentences it should be мужчина
– Almonds812
Apr 3 at 21:49
2
2
@Almonds812, no in your examples both are possible. If you mean this person use "человек". If you mean this 'male' use "мужчина"
– alexsms
Apr 4 at 8:04
@Almonds812, no in your examples both are possible. If you mean this person use "человек". If you mean this 'male' use "мужчина"
– alexsms
Apr 4 at 8:04
add a comment |
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Cheloviek is more like person or human. Mushchina is more specifying that it actually is a man. If it is relevant.
– mathreadler
Apr 4 at 17:25