acquaintance
'Bekannter' is a German term for 'Acquaintance', a person known to one, but usually not a close friend.
My acquaintance recommended this movie.
In this sentence, the term 'Bekannter' is used to refer to an acquaintance. The context is about someone recommending a movie.
My brother's acquaintance is a famous actor.
This sentence demonstrates how to express indirect relationships using 'Bekannter'. The sentence literally translates as: The acquaintance of my brother is a famous actor.
The acquaintance of mine has starred in several movies.
This phrase uses 'Bekannter' to talk about an acquaintance who has played in several movies. It's a useful phrase when speaking about someone's accomplishments in the film industry.
An old acquaintance directed this movie.
Here, 'Bekannter' is prefaced by 'alter' to indicate an old or long-time acquaintance. The sentence implies that someone the speaker knows has directed a film.
This movie is very popular among my acquaintances.
In this sentence, 'Bekannten' is used in the plural form to refer to multiple acquaintances. It means that the movie is well-liked by several people the speaker knows.
I saw my acquaintance on the movie screen.
This phrase uses 'Bekannter' to tell about seeing someone the speaker knows on the big screen, i.e., in a movie.
My acquaintance promoted his new movie on Facebook.
This sentence uses 'Bekannter' to talk about an acquaintance promoting his new movie on social media.
An acquaintance of mine composed the film music.
Here, 'Bekannter' is used to speak about someone who has composed the music for a film.
All my acquaintances have the same favorite movie.
In this sentence, 'Bekannten' is used in the plural to refer to a group of acquaintances, all of whom share a favorite movie.
An acquaintance of mine is a big movie fan.
This phrase uses 'Bekannter' to express that someone the speaker knows is a great fan of movies.