"I like people."
Translation:Ich mag Menschen.
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The connotations are slightly different. Menschen goes into the direction of human beings, Leute is more like folks. In most cases they can be used interchangeably. However in this case Menschen sounds slightly better to my ears.
It doesn't matter about whom you're saying it It does however matter who is saying it, in this case its you (ich mag) but if you wanted to say you like it should be du machst etc Hope this was was helpful ~ x~
"Leute gefallen mir. " or "Mir gefallen Leute." are the correct versions.
The subject and direct object are interchangeable, by my understanding, so the example given was valid. That said, it would read awkwardly or even archaically when inverted
Is there any difference in meaning between 'ich mag Menschen' and 'ich mag die Menschen'? Is the second more specific about which people you like?
Personally I prefer "ich mag Menschen" because I don't have to remember the "the" article. I also hear people use that phrase more often. I think it's the same differentiation between "I like people" and "I like the people" same as English. Not 100% certain though
So now I can finally say, "Ich mag Deutsch Menschen" and "Ich mag Deutsch Frauen" without sounding affectionate. I heard some European cultures aren't emotional or buddy-buddy like my region.
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It would be "deutsche Menschen" and "deutsche Frauen", because plural (and no capital D as it is an adjective, not a noun).
I am personally of the opinion that Menschen (humans) and Leute (people) may be used interchangeably. E.g. Leute, bitte. "People please".
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Because “Ich mochte Menschen” means “I liked people”, as “mochten” is the preterite (direct past tense) form of “mögen”. If you meant “Ich möchte Menschen”, then that is wrong because means “I would like people”, which is wrong because that is in the conditional tense. And please use umlauts where they are due, as they are valid German vowels, and now using them is like not using “a” or “i” in English (Whch s very nnoyng nd hrd to understnd). And don’t forget to capitalize “Menschen”, as it is a noun and all German nouns require capitalization (However, Duolingo does not check for capitalization as it falls under punctuation and there are too many correct ways to punctuate a sentence).
