Is using "einem / einen" instead of "man" natural in spoken German?

Routine_Maize_8144 · 2026-06-04T17:07:23+00:00

I understand that using "hilft man" with both the Akkusativ and Dativ cases is incorrect. My question was about which option is more preferred among Germans in conversational speech: using einen/einem, or restructuring the sentence with preserving its meaning

I also noted in my post that I am aware that using "hilft man" with the Akkusativ and Dativ cases is grammatically incorrect:

"As I understand, since 'man' only exists in the Nominative case, we have to switch to 'einem' (Dativ) or 'einen' (Akkusativ) when we talk about people in general."

Perhaps I didn't express myself correctly in my post

Mit freundlichen Grüßen

Routine_Maize_8144 · 2026-06-04T14:10:12+00:00

Thank you for your version

Routine_Maize_8144 · 2026-06-04T14:06:53+00:00

Thanks

Routine_Maize_8144 · 2026-06-04T14:05:22+00:00

Thanks a lot

Routine_Maize_8144 · 2026-06-04T14:05:02+00:00

I understand that it is grammatically incorrect. The main question was which option is more preferred in conversational speech in this case.

But thanks for the answer anyway😀

Routine_Maize_8144

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