Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #51
Word (Wort)

schon

Translation (Übersetzung) already, yet
Pronunciation (Aussprache) /ʃoːn/
A1
Adverbs
Beginner
Neutral
Tags (Tags)
grammar most-common adverb time modal-particle
Adverb indicating that something has happened or is happening earlier than expected. Also used as modal particle. Fifty-first most frequent word in German.

Examples (Beispiele)

Ich habe schon gegessen.
I have already eaten.
completed action
Bist du schon da?
Are you already there?
question
Er kommt schon wieder.
He is coming again already.
repetition
Das ist schon richtig.
That is indeed correct.
modal particle (emphasis)

Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

Collocations (Kollokationen)
schon wieder
again already
High frequency
schon mal
already, before
High frequency
schon lange
for a long time already
High frequency
Idioms (Redewendungen)
schon gut
it's okay, that's fine
Reassuring someone that everything is fine
Synonyms (Synonyme)
bereits High similarity
Already (more formal)
Antonyms (Antonyme)
noch nicht
Not yet (opposite)

Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

bereits noch nicht schön Adverb

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