Late, later - Spät (The 169th Most Common German Word)

The German translation for Late, later is Spät. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 169th most commonly used word in German. It can be used as adjective. This word often comes up when talking about sickness & injuries, time & frequency, materials & quality. You can see example sentences for context below, and you can also listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon. Our app offers over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common German words. Download it now to discover them all.

Pronunciation

en English: late, later

de German: spät

Examples

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Tell him you love him before it's too late Sag ihm, dass du ihn liebst, bevor es zu spät ist.
Her father always comes home late. Sein Vater kommt immer spät nach Hause.
It's too late anyway. Es ist ohnehin zu spät.
Well, it's getting late. Let's go now. Na, es wird schon spät. Lass uns jetzt gehen.
I'm truly sorry for having returned home late. Es tut mir wirklich leid, so spät nach Hause gekommen zu sein.
I'd never been late for school before. Ich war noch nie zu spät zur Schule gekommen.
"That's why I've come late." "I see" "Deshalb bin ich zu spät gekommen." "Aha"
Sorry, I'm late. Es tut mir Leid. Ich kam zu spät.

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Late, later - Spät (The 169th Most Common German Word)
The order came too late. Der Befehl erfolgte zu spät.
He came home late last night. Letzte Nacht kam er spät nach Hause.
He worked until late at night. Er war bis spät in die Nacht bei der Arbeit.
He came half an hour late. Er kam eine halbe Stunde zu spät
Maybe you're going to be late for school. Vielleicht kommst du zu spät zur Schule.
You are home late. Du kommst spät nach Hause, nicht
He's always late for school. Er kommt immer zu spät zur Schule.
I don't want to go, and besides it's too late. Ich will nicht gehen, und es ist auch schon zu spät.
It's late already, time to go to sleep. Es ist schon spät, Zeit zum Schlafen.
It's getting late and I don't like to go home alone. I have to go if you don't mind. Es wird langsam spät und ich mag nicht alleine nach Hause gehen. Ich muss los, wenn es dir nichts ausmacht.
Seeing that it is late, we should go home. Da es schon spät ist, sollten wir nach Hause gehen.
She sometimes stays up late at night. Sie bleibt manchmal bis spät in die Nacht auf.
You should go home. It's getting late. Du solltest nach Hause gehen. Es wird spät.

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Late, later - Spät (The 169th Most Common German Word)

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