noun
guy, type (kind of person)
B1
Means: (1) guy (informal person); (2) type/kind of person or thing. Gender: masculine (der). Plural: Typen. Genitive singular often des Typs. Usage: colloquial for a man or describing personality/kind. Declension: standard with plural -en; nominative plural: die Typen.
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Er ist ein netter Typ.
He's a nice guy.
Die Nachbarin beschrieb den Typen, den man gestern in der Nähe des Parks sah.
The neighbor described the guy whom people saw yesterday near the park.
So ein Typ würde das nicht machen.
A person like that wouldn't do that.
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Sounds like English 'type' — think of a kind of person.
der = male article; imagine a man when you hear 'Typ' to remember 'der Typ'.
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Typ is commonly used in spoken German to refer informally to a person. Plural can be 'Typen' or colloquially 'Typen'.