Manche Wünsche bleiben privat; darüber rede ich nicht.

Some wishes remain private; I do not talk about that.

Breakdown of Manche Wünsche bleiben privat; darüber rede ich nicht.

• ich: I
• nicht: not
• bleiben: to remain
• darüber: about that

Questions & Answers about Manche Wünsche bleiben privat; darüber rede ich nicht.

What does manche mean, and how is it different from einige?

Both mean some. Manche often suggests “quite a few” or a noticeable subset and can sound a bit more general or literary; einige is the neutral “several/a few.” In many contexts they are interchangeable.

Why is Wünsche capitalized and why does it have an umlaut?

All German nouns are capitalized. The singular is der Wunsch; the plural is die Wünsche, formed with an umlaut plus -e.

What case and number is manche Wünsche?

Nominative plural. It’s the subject of the clause, so manche takes the nominative plural ending -e.

Why is it privat and not private here?

After linking verbs like bleiben, adjectives are used predicatively without endings: bleiben privat. You’d use an ending only attributively: private Wünsche.

What exactly does bleiben do here compared to sein?