Wennschon, dennschon! (2)
A Closer Look at schon
in German and English
German Vocabulary
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SCHON 3 (in Fragen - yet/ever)
In a question, schon may be translated as English "yet" or "ever." But sometimes it is left untranslated.
Bist du schon fertig?
Are you finished yet?
Kommt er schon heute?
Is he coming today?
Waren Sie schon dort?
Have you ever been there?/Have you been there (yet)?
Musst du schon gehen?
Do you have to go so soon?
SCHON 4 (allein/bloß - just)
Using schon with a noun or adverb sometimes conveys the idea of "only" or "just."
Schon der Gedanke macht mich krank.
Just the thought (alone) makes me ill.
Schon die Tatsache, dass er...
Just the fact that he...
Schon deswegen...
If only because of that...
SCHON 5 (bestimmt - all right/don't worry)
Schon used with the future tense can convey the idea of encouragement, certainty, or lack of doubt:
Du wirst es schon machen.
You'll do it, for sure/don't worry.
Er wird schon sehen.
He'll see (all right).
Ich werde schon aufpassen.
I'll watch out all right/okay.
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