This is the 5950th most frequent German word.
carl
The German word "Carl" is a given name equivalent to "Charles" in English.
'Carl' is used as a proper noun, referring to a person's name.
Carl ist ein guter Freund von mir.
Carl is a good friend of mine.
'Carl' is used as the subject of the sentence, serving as the noun performing the action.
Carl sagte, dass er heute beschäftigt ist.
Carl said that he is busy today.
'Carl' functions as the object of the verb 'treffen', denoting the person the subject met.