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schnell.

quick, fast

7 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/ʃnɛl/

  1. quick, fast

    Er fährt ein schnelles Auto.
    Ich brauche eine schnelle Antwort.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German snël, from Old High German snël (“nimble, brave, quick, lively”), from Proto-West Germanic *snel, from Proto-Germanic *snellaz (“active, bold, quick”). Cognate with Dutch snel, Low German snell, English snell. More at snell.

adv/ʃnɛl/

  1. quickly

  2. again; quick; used after a question to imply that one ought to know the answer

    Wie heißt er schnell?
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German snël, from Old High German snël (“nimble, brave, quick, lively”), from Proto-West Germanic *snel, from Proto-Germanic *snellaz (“active, bold, quick”). Cognate with Dutch snel, Low German snell, English snell. More at snell.

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