You can use men (one) if the subject is not a specific person. Men is combined with a verb in he/she/het-form, because it is a singular pronoun.
Example:
Men can also be used as they (ze) when it is not clear who "they" are.
In everyday speech, Dutch speakers often use je instead of men. This je doesn't mean the person you're talking to. It means anyone, people in general, just like you in English. Men sounds more formal and is mostly used in writing.
In short: men is formal and mostly written, je is what you say in everyday speech, and ze refers to a group of people you don't name.
Here you can read more about Dutch pronouns!
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