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124 Cards in this Set
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Das ist aber nett von dir
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That's really nice of you
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Hast du etwas dagegen?
-Aber nein! |
do you have a problem with that?
-of course not |
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Ich konnte nicht mehr lernen, also ging ich ins Bett
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I couldn't study anymore, so I went to bed
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Aber
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intensifier in statements
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Also
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connotes reassurance
signals a reaction to something just said |
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Du wirst uns also helfen?
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so you'll help us?
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Also, gut - wenn du willst.
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well, alright - if you want to
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Also, was willst du jetzt machen?
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so (or well), what do you want to do now?
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Auch
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conveys a sense of (or a desire for) confirmation
sometimes used in the sense of "even" |
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So schlecht war der Film (ja) auch nicht
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the film wasn't really so bad
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Bist du auch sicher, dass du es kannst?
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Are you really sure you can do it?
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Auch/Sogar in den Alpen fiel letztes Jahr weniger Schnee
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Even in the alps les snow fell last year
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Denn
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appears only in questions
(through inflection) adds a tone of : impatience(mild or strong) surprise, or interest |
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Kommst du denn nicht mit?
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Well, aren't you going to come along?
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Was habt ihr denn die ganze Zeit gemacht?
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So, what did you do the whole time?
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Was ist denn hier los?
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What in the world is going on here?
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Doch
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1.to stress validity (against dissent)
2. to convey surprise 3. to stress disbelief 4. to intensify impatience/urgency 5. to respond + to a - statement |
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Das ist doch Wahnsinn!
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But that's crazy (no matter what anyone says)!
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Das weißt du doch!
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Come on, you know that!
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Sie hat doch Recht
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So she's right after all
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Bist du auch sicher, dass du es kannst?
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Are you really sure you can do it?
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Auch/Sogar in den Alpen fiel letztes Jahr weniger Schnee
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Even in the alps les snow fell last year
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Denn
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appears only in questions
(through inflection) adds a tone of : impatience(mild or strong) surprise, or interest |
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Kommst du denn nicht mit?
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Well, aren't you going to come along?
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Was habt ihr denn die ganze Zeit gemacht?
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So, what did you do the whole time?
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Was ist denn hier los?
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What in the world is going on here?
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Doch
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1.to stress validity (against dissent)
2. to convey surprise 3. to stress disbelief 4. to intensify impatience/urgency 5. to respond + to a - statement |
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Das ist doch Wahnsinn!
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But that's crazy (no matter what anyone says)!
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Das weißt du doch!
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Come on, you know that!
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Sie hat doch Recht
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So she's right after all
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Das ist aber nett von dir
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That's really nice of you
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Hast du etwas dagegen?
-Aber nein! |
do you have a problem with that?
-of course not |
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Ich konnte nicht mehr lernen, also ging ich ins Bett
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I couldn't study anymore, so I went to bed
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Aber
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intensifier in statements
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Also
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connotes reassurance
signals a reaction to something just said |
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Du wirst uns also helfen?
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so you'll help us?
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Also, gut - wenn du willst.
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well, alright - if you want to
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Also, was willst du jetzt achen?
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so (or well), what do you want to do now?
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Auch
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conveys a sense of (or a desire for) confirmation
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So schlecht war der Film (ja) auch nicht
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the film wasn't really so bad
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Das kann doch nicht dein Ernst sein!
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You can't really be serious!
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Hören Sie doch mal zu
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Come on, listen!
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Du willst wohl nicht mitkommen, oder?
-Doch! |
You don't want to come along, do you?
-Oh yes, I do! |
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Eben
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"Just", as in "just now" or "just then"
also indicates reigned acceptance of a fact agreement (that a statement is precisely the point) |
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Wo sind denn die anderen Gäste?
-Die sind eben weggegangen. |
Where are the other guests?
-They just left |
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Wenn du wirklich keine Lust hast, dann gehen wir heute eben nicht ins Kino
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If you really don't want to, we just won't go to a movie today
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Es ist eben so
So ist es eben |
That's just the way it is
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Das ist aber ein langes Kapitel
-Eben |
This is a really long chapter
-Precisely(Robin), Exactly |
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Halt
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synonymous with eben in the sense of resigned acceptance
very colloquial |
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Wir müssen halt warten, bis der Regen vorbei ist
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We'll just have to wait until the rain is over
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Eigentlich
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used to soften or modify tone to imply that:
1. a question has not been answered 2.discourse marker to change the topic of conversation |
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Weißt du eigentlich, wie sie heißt?
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Do you happen to know her name?
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Ich weiß eigentlich nicht, was ich will
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I don't really know what I want
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Wo wohnen Sie denn eigentlich?
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So tell me, just where do you live?
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Wirklich
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implies something is really the case
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Das ist wirklich sien Auto.
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It really is his car
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Eigentlich ist das sein Auto
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Actually, it is his car
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Ja
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expresses the obviousness of a fact, with a hint of impatience. (urgency is added with nur)
similar to doch |
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Sie wissen ja, was ich meine
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Come on, you know what I mean
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Das tue ich ja schon!
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But I'm (obviously) already doing that!
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Komm (nur) ja nicht zu spät nach Hause!
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Don't you dare come home too late!
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Da ist sie ja!
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Well, there she is!
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Das ist ja kaum zu glauben!
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That is really hard to believe! / I can hardly believe that!
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Mal
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softens statements and commands by adding casualness
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Das werde ich mir mal ansehen
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I'll just take a look at that.
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Ich muss dir mal was erzählen
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I've just got to tell you something
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Komm mal her!
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(Hey) come here!
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Sieh dir das mal an!
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(Hey) check this out!
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Nun
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implies resigned acceptance of a situation.
synonymous with eben and halt |
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Da konnte man nun mal nichts (weiter) machen.
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Well, there wasn't anything (else) to be done
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So sieht es im Moment nun (ein)mal aus
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This just is the way things look at the moment
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Nur
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lends a sense of urgency and emotion to questions
in commands, it is roughly equivalent to "just" (can be either reassuring or threatening) |
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Denke nur nicht, dass ich das bald vergessen werde!
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Just don't think that I'll soon forget this!
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Rufen Sie mich nur nicht nach 10 Uhr an!
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Don't you dare (Just don't) call me after 10!
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Warten Sie nur!
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Just wait! (Just you wait!)
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Reden Sie nur weiter!
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go on - keep talking! (you're doing fine)
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Bloß
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often used instead of nur, carries the same shades of meaning
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Sei bloß/nur nicht so schütern!
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Just don't be so shy!
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Warum hat sie das bloß/nur gemacht?
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Why on earth did she do that?
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Geh da bloß/nur nicht hin!
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Whatever you do, don't go there!
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Schon
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1. expresses confidence or reassurance
2. gives a sense of impatient encouragement to requests 3. adds a sense of resignation to questions 4. conveys a reserved concession (although something is true, there is another consideration) |
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Ist alles fertig?
-Ich glaube schon |
Is everything ready?
-Oh, I think so |
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Ich werde es schon machen
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Don't worry, I'll do it
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Du hast ja eine schöne Wohnung.
-Das schon, aber noch keine Möbel |
You have a nice apartment, you know
-Well, yes, but no furniture yet |
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Das ist schon richtig, was du sagst, aber....
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What you say is true, but
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Setz dich schon hin!
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Come on now, sit down!
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Was kann man in so einem Fall schon sagen
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What can you possibly say in such a case?
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Wer möchte allein auf einer Südseeinsel leben?
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Who would ever want to live alone on a South Sea Island?
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überhaupt
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expresses generality regarding one or more of the sentence elements
conveys the idea of "at all" in questions |
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Er sollte überhaupt mit seinen Behauptungen vorsichtiger sein!
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He should really (i.e., as an overarching rule) be more careful about his assertions!
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Sie interessiert sich für Programmiersprachen, ja, für Informatik überhaupt
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She's interested in programming languages, in fact, in computer science in general
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Verstehst du mich überhaupt?
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do you understand me at all?
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Hast du überhaupt eine Ahnung, was er will?
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do you have any idea at all what he wants
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Sie wissen überhaupt/gar nichts.
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The don't know anything at all
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Vielleicht
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serves to underscore a sense of astonishment or an intense reaction
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Das war vielleicht ein komischer Typ!
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Boy, that guy was weird!
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Da hatte ich vielleicht Angst, du!
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I tell you, I was scared!
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Wohl
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suggests probability. such as:
no doubt, quite likely, or probably sometimes expresses certainty |
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Das wird wohl lange dauern
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That will no doubt take a long time
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Wenn sie es sagt, wird es wohl stimmen
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If she says so, then its probably true
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Das kann man wohl sagen!
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You can say that again!
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Du bist wohl nicht bei Sinnen!
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You must be out of your mind!
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Zwar
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means "to be sure" or "of course" and is usually balanced by an aber (however) in the following clause
cannot be used as an affirmative response to a question (Allerdings is used instead) |
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Es gab zwar noch genug zu essen, aber niemand hatte mehr Hunger
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There was, to be sure, still enough to eat, but no one was hungry anymore
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Allerdings
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like zwar, but positive
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Haben Sie verstanden?
-Allerdings |
Did you understand?
-Oh, yes! (i.e. I know what you are getting at) |
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Das ist aber wahr!
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that sure is true!
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aber nein!
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oh no! but of course not!
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also gut/also schön
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well, ok (I'll do it)
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na also!
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what did I tell you!
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also doch!
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it's true what I said after all!
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na (nun) ja
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oh well, ok
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Ich denke/ glaube schon
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I should think so
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was ist denn?
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What's the matter?
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was ist den hier los?
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what's going on here?
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das darf doch nicht wahr sein!
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that can't be (true)!
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das ist doch/ja lächerlich!
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that's rediculous!
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das ist es ja (eben)!
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that's just it, that's just what I mean!
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so ist es eben
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that's just how it is
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ja, was ich sagen wollte
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by the way, what I wanted to say....
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mal sehen
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we'll just have to (wait and) see
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das wird schon stimmen
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I'm (pretty) sure that's right
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es wird schon gehen/werden
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I'm (pretty) sure it'll work out
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das habe ich mir (auch) schon gedacht
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that's just what I figured (too)
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