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How do you use Sonst in German?
sonst – usually
- “Ich trinke sonst immer Kaffee aber heute trinke ich Tee.”
- “Normally/usually, I always drink coffee but today I’ll drink tea.”
Was für ein meaning in English?
what kind
If somebody asks you to do something in German and you want to know “What for?”, you would properly respond with “Warum?” (“why”) or “Wofür?”, which is another way of saying “why.” In English, the word combination was für usually means “what” or “what kind”: Was für ein Geschenk soll ich dir mitbringen?
What is Frage in English grammar?
Definition of frage : the lowest bid in a card game (as frog or skat)
Was für explained?
Why? Simply put, für often translates into “for” but that isn’t always so vice versa. Once again, another caveat to not translate word for word. The main meaning of für, as when stating to whom or something is intended for, stems from the old High German word “furi”.
What is a W Frage?
Sie? Grammatical terms in German: die W-Frage: W-questions are open questions that cannot be answered with “yes” or “no”. They are also called Ergänzungsfragen. At the beginning of a W-question there is a question word that usually begins with the letter W.
What is the meaning of Drage?
Definition of dragée 1 : a sugar-coated nut. 2 : a small silver-colored ball used as a decoration (as on a cake)
What case is Durch?
The accusative case is also used after particular German prepositions. These include bis, durch, für, gegen, ohne, um, after which the accusative case is always used, and an, auf, hinter, in, neben, über, unter, vor, zwischen which can govern either the accusative or the dative.
How do you make W Frage in German?
In English the W-Fragen also begin ‘w’: who, what, when, where, why, and how. You begin learning the W-Fragen at the A1 level in German. (These questions are different from the ja/nein Fragen or yes/no questions in German begin with the verb (“Arbeiten Sie heute?” “Kommen Sie aus Bayern?”).)