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auch.

also, too, as well (in addition to whatever or whoever has previously been listed)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adv/aʊ̯x/standard/aʊ̯/Austria, Southern-Germany, also, southern-Germany

  1. also, too, as well (in addition to whatever or whoever has previously been listed)

    Ich will auch ein Eis.
    Ich will auch ein Eis.

  2. Used for emphasis. To confirm a preceding statement by someone else: really, actually, indeed, in fact

    Ich will auch ein Eis.
    Das ist auch so.

  3. Used for emphasis. To ask for confirmation of something one considers necessary.

    Hast du das Licht auch ausgemacht?

  4. Used for emphasis. To imply that something is unreasonable.

    Du bist auch witzig... Wie soll ich das denn ohne Auto alles schaffen?!
    Warum müssen die auch alle ihren Müll hier abladen!

  5. even (implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality)

    Auch wenn das stimmt, ist es noch kein endgültiger Beweis.
    Auch ein Professor schreibt schon mal was falsch.

  6. ever as in whatever, whenever, however, etc.

    Was du auch tust, es wird immer einer besser sein.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German ouch, from Old High German ouh, from Proto-Germanic *auk. Cognate with Dutch ook (“also”), Low German ook (“also”), West Frisian ek (“also, too”), Luxembourgish och (“also”), Swedish och (“and”), Icelandic og (“and”), Danish og (“and”), and archaic English eke (“also”).

intj/aʊ̯x/standard/aʊ̯/Austria, Southern-Germany, also, southern-Germany

  1. in answering a yes-no question, used to express that the thing asked about covers part of the truth but not all of it; “yes, and more”

    Ach, du bist Bauingenieur. Dann baust du Brücken? — Auch.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German ouch, from Old High German ouh, from Proto-Germanic *auk. Cognate with Dutch ook (“also”), Low German ook (“also”), West Frisian ek (“also, too”), Luxembourgish och (“also”), Swedish och (“and”), Icelandic og (“and”), Danish og (“and”), and archaic English eke (“also”).

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