eh.
before
Meaning & usage
before
Lass uns gehn, eh wir den Bus verpassen!
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German ē (“earlier, ere”), originally ēr. Modern Standard German uses the lengthened form ehe (only as a conjunction).
anyway, in any case
Du brauchst nicht laufen. Du kriegst die Bahn eh nicht.
well, admittedly (for which in Germany only schon is used)
Ich hab eh drüber nachgedacht, aber es wär nicht gegangen.
intensifier in suggestive questions
Da ist eh kein Zucker drin, oder?
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German ē (“earlier, ere”), originally ēr. Modern Standard German uses the lengthened form ehe (only as a conjunction).
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