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How do you use ALS in German?
Most likely, it is the easiest way to remember it by keeping in mind the sentence beginning “Als ich ein Kind war …” (When I was a child…). So whenever you talk in the past tense about a specific moment, you can use “als”.
Where does also go in a German sentence?
Also, “in second position” or “second place,” means the second element, not necessarily the second word. For example, in the following sentence, the subject (Der alte Mann) consists of three words and the verb (kommt) comes second, but it is the fourth word: “Der alte Mann kommt heute nach Hause.”
What is the difference between Wie and ALS in German?
Though both wie and als are used when comparing two items or people, remember that: Wie is used solely when both things compared are equal. Als is used only when the items compared are unequal.
What is the difference between also and so in German?
On a side note: German also is an adverb rather than a conjunction so you can move it to different places in your sentence. German so and also are never interchangeable. If you want a more detailed comparison between German and English, you can check out the post I’ve written about this o n my blog. They’re not interchangeable.
How do you Say I’m tired in German?
A proper translation would be German also I was tired so I went to bed. Ich war müde, also bin ich ins Bett gegangen. On a side note: German alsois an adverb rather than a conjunction so you can move it to different places in your sentence.
Of course, German so and English so are related. They’re both super common, they both have very similar meanings they’re often translations. But even more often, they’re not. It’s like they’re translations in 30\% of the cases.
Are there any German people who can’t speak proper German?
There are a few, yes. And they get bullied by many for it. Talking German correctly is perceived as snobbish by most people. It’s an open secret that in modern Germany, most Germans aren’t able to understand proper German any more, much less to talk it.