| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Gender | neuter |
| Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | menneske | mennesket | mennesker | menneskerne, menneskene |
| Genitive | menneskes | menneskets | menneskers | menneskernes, menneskenes |
| Afrikaans | mens |
|---|---|
| Dutch | mens |
| English | human; human being |
| Esperanto | homo |
| French | homme |
| German | Mensch |
| Low German | meansk; mensk; minsk |
| Papiamento | hende |
| Spanish | humano |
| Swahili | mtu |
| Swedish | människa |