immer.
always
Meaning & usage
always at all times without exception
Irgendwo scheint immer die Sonne.
always very often; all the time; constantly
Er will immer nur fernsehen.
always every time; whenever some precondition is given
Er erzählt immer dieselbe Geschichte.
to a greater degree over time, more and more
Es wird immer kälter.
used to emphasize another adverb of time, which itself is stressed
Er kommt immer nie pünktlich.
Ich bin oft immer sehr vergesslich.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *-osinflu. Proto-Germanic *aiwaz Proto-West Germanic *aiw Old High German io Old High German mēr Old High German iomēr Middle High German iemer German immer From Middle High German iemer (also imer, immer), from Old High German iomēr (“always”). Cognate with Dutch immer, Alemannic German immer, German Low German immer, ümmer, jümmer, jümmers, Middle English a mare, aa mare (“evermore”).
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