Menschen would sound weird because it has this emphasis on human, which is totally superfluous. On the other hand, if you talk about people suffering from a disease it makes sense to bring the human side in there.
Leute / Personen / Menschen? Which one to use? Ask Question Asked 1 year, 2 months ago Modified 1 year, 2 months ago
vocabulary - Leute / Personen / Menschen? Which one to use? - German ...
While reading some recent newspaper stories as well as book jacket introductions, I noticed that when describing the characters of the story the writers were often using "Personen" and "Menschen"
An earlier question (see here) asked for the difference between Menschen and Leute. I would like to understand how "Volk" relates to these (like in the Reichstag inscription, see picture below). Is...
Thus, "für die Menschen" is often used by politicians postulating what they think is important for the community as a whole, like "die Menschen brauchen mehr Grün in den Städten", and so on. This doesn't go for all imaginable cases, but I think it's a guideline for telling when to use the plural or the singular of "der Mensch".
preposition - Correct usage: "für die Menschen" or "für den Menschen ...
I actually would make a difference between "Die Menschen" and "Die Leute". "Die Leute" makes me think of a specific (e.g. the German) society. "Die Leute" is also connected to a certain degree with "the public". "Die Menschen" is more general and has more a taste of "the mankind". The difference to "man" is imho that "man" includes yourself: "Man sollte nicht so pessimistisch sein" can also ...