Meaning 1neutral · 82%
Refers to people different from the people already mentioned or considered.
Natural examples
Manche bleiben zu Hause, andere fahren ans Meer.
Some stay home; others go to the seaside.
Ich kenne die Antwort nicht; frag bitte andere.
I do not know the answer; please ask others.
Andere kaufen ihre Fahrkarten lieber am Automaten.
Others prefer buying their tickets from a machine.
Usage note
Here andere is an independent plural form of anderer. Use lowercase except sentence-initially; the dative plural is anderen.
Mini-lesson: andere
Refers to people different from the people already mentioned or considered. Here andere is an independent plural form of anderer. Use lowercase except sentence-initially; the dative plural is anderen.
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