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How to say "friends" in German

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Freunde
(noun) (masc.) (pl.) friends

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Sie sind meine best en Freunde .
They are my best friends.
Meine Freunde sind sympathisch .
My friends are nice.
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Meine Freunde sagen , ich muss endlich agieren .
My friends say I should finally do something.
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Die sind normalerweise nicht eine Familie , sondern nur Freunde
They are normally not a family but just friends
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Oft können euch Freunde weiterhelfen , die bereits an einem Ort studieren .
Friends who are already studying in a location can often help you further.
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Freunden
(noun) (dative) (masc.) (pl.) friends In the dative case, plural nouns gain an -n or -en ending. (eg; die Kinder → den Kindern)

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Er kommt mit zwei Freunden .
He's coming with two friends.
Ich reise mit meinen Freunden .
I'm traveling with my friends.
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Es ist nur was Kleines mit ein paar Freunden .
It is only something small with a few friends.
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während du mit deinen Freunden aus dem Internet spielst ?
while you're playing with your friends on the internet?
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oder auf einem Sofa mit meinen Freunden .
or on the couch with my friends.
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hab...lieb
(verb) (present) (ich) to love (fond of, used with friends) "Hab" is a contraction of "habe".
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Ich hab dich lieb , Lisa !
I love you, Lisa!
Ich hab euch so lieb !
I really love you guys!
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sondern ich würde sagen : ,, Ich hab dich lieb ".
rather I would say "Ich hab' dich lieb".
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Und was ist der Unterschied zwischen diesem Ausdruck ,, Ich hab dich lieb " und ,, Ich liebe dich "?
And what is the difference between this phrase "Ich hab' dich lieb" and "ich liebe dich".
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,, Ich hab dich lieb " sagt man zu allen und ,, Ich liebe dich " nur zu dem Partner und vielleicht zur Familie .
"Ich hab' dich lieb" you say to everyone, and "Ich liebe dich" only to your partner and maybe to your family.
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befreundet
(verb) (past participle) to be friends with

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Wir sind schon sehr lange befreundet .
We've been friends for a very long time.
Es ist schwierig , mit Menschen befreundet zu sein , die komplett andere politische Ansichten haben .
It is difficult to be friends with people who have completely different political views.
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Aber wir sind befreundet und deshalb bleiben wir in Kontakt . / Ja , genau .
But we're friends and so we'll stay in contact. / Yeah, exactly.
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Und ich bin auch befreundet mit Marc Jacobs ' Boyfriend und ... oder Husband .
And I'm also friends with Marc Jacobs' boyfriend and... or husband.
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freunde...dich...an
(reflexive phrasal verb) (Imper.) (sing.) (du) to make friends

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Mach Spaß , freunde dich an !
Have fun, make friends!
Sei brav heute und freunde dich an .
Be good today and make friends.
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