Already - Bereits (The 170th Most Common German Word)
The German word for Already is Bereits. It can be used as adverb. This word often comes up when talking about time & frequency. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 170th most commonly used word in German. You can listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Download our app for offline access to all of the 3000 most common German words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.
Pronunciation
English:
already
German:
bereits
Examples
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| You can't kill someone that's already dead. | Man kann niemanden umbringen, der bereits tot ist. |
| The children already went to school. | Die Kinder gingen bereits zur Schule. |
| They already left. | Sie sind bereits gegangen. |
| We already know that you did that. | Wir wissen bereits, dass Sie es getan haben. |
| They're already here. | Sie sind bereits hier. |
| I thought that he had already finished the work. | Ich dachte, er hätte die Arbeit bereits beendet. |
| They had already finished the job. | Sie hatten die Arbeit bereits erledigt. |
| Sorry, but I've already won. | Entschuldigung, aber ich habe bereits gewonnen. |
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| Sorry, the flight is already full. | Entschuldigung, der Flug ist bereits voll. |
| I'm already up. | Ich bin bereits fertig. |
| I hurried to the station only to find that the train had already left. | Ich eilte zum Bahnhof, nur um festzustellen, dass der Zug bereits abgefahren war. |
| Our train had already pulled out when we arrived at the station. | Unser Zug war bereits abgefahren, als wir am Bahnhof ankamen. |
| He has already finished his work. | Er ist bereits mit seiner Arbeit fertig. |
| I've already had coffee. | Ich hatte bereits einen Kaffee. |
| The train had already left when I arrived at the station. | Der Zug war bereits abgefahren, als ich am Bahnhof ankam. |
| I've already made the deal. | Ich habe den Deal bereits gemacht. |
| Some of you already know me. | Ein paar von euch kennen mich ja bereits. |
| He talks like he'd already read the book. | Er redet, als hätte er das Buch bereits gelesen. |
| I was already married at your age. | In Ihrem Alter war ich bereits verheiratet. |
| I already ate. | Ich habe bereits gegessen. |
| When you saw us in the sitting room, he had already told me the truth. | Als Sie uns im Wohnzimmer sahen, hatte er mir bereits die Wahrheit gesagt. |
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