wer
pron · /veːr/ ·Etymology
From Middle High German wër, from Old High German wër, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaʀ. Related to wo.
Translation
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who (what person or people)
interrogative
Wer hat das gesagt?
Who said that?
- what, which (one) (see usage notes) colloquial, interrogative
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whoever, he who, someone who, the person who, anyone who (whatever person or persons)
relative
Wer eine Frage hat, kann sich jetzt melden.
Whoever has a question, put up their hands now.
Wer im Glashaus sitzt, soll nicht mit Steinen werfen.
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
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somebody, someone; anybody, anyone (an unspecified person)
colloquial, indefinite
Da ist wer an der Tür.
There's someone at the door.