schon
already
English translations
- 01
already
Word details
- German meaning
- Etwas oder jemanden vorsichtig behandeln, um Schaden zu vermeiden.
- English meaning
- to spare, to take care of
- Synonym
- sparen, behüten
- German example
- Du solltest deinen Rücken schonen.
- English example
- You should take care of your back.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich schone du schonst er/sie/es ich schont wir schonen ihr schonet sie schonen
- Past Participle
- ich habe geschont du hast geschont er/sie/es hat geschont wir haben geschont ihr habt geschont sie haben geschont
- Past
- ich schonte du schontest er/sie/es schonte wir schonten ihr schontet sie schonten
Related words
- Schoner
Schooner
- Schoner
Schooner
- Schongarer
slow cooker
- Schonungslosigkeit
ruthlessness, mercilessness
- Schonung
care, consideration, leniency
- schonend
gently, carefully, delicately
- Schonzeit
Closed season
- umweltschonend
Environmentally friendly
- Bildschirmschoner
Screensaver
- verschonen
to spare
- Verschoner
Beautifier, Embellisher
- hautschonend
Skin-friendly
- Sofaschoner
Sofa cover
- Zähnlein
little tooth
- Zähnchen
Little tooth
- Schmöker
A hefty novel
- Abgötterei
Idolatry
- Rotznase
Snot-nosed kid (derogatory)
- Plastebomber
Plastic car (derogatory)
- Wackelzahn
Loose tooth
- Blage
Brat
- Zuckerpille
Sugar pill
- Kreislaufwirtschaft
Circular economy
- Rotzbengel
Rotzbengel is a derogatory term for a naughty or cheeky child.
- Barkentine
Barquentine
- regnen
To rain
- ahnen
To suspect, to sense
- gegangen
"Gone" is the past participle of "to go" and means that someone or something has left a place.
- mitfühlen
to empathize
- wurmen
To nag means that something is worrying or tormenting someone.
- laufen lassen
Let it happen
- abdreschen
To thrash out
- ankotzen
to disgust, to annoy, to complain bitterly
- voraushaben
To have something done ahead of time.
- reinfeiern
to celebrate the beginning of
- beduseln
to make tipsy, to befuddle
- knobeln
To puzzle means to solve a difficult task or riddle, often by thinking and trying out different solutions.
- dahinterkommen
to figure out
- verschlampen
To misplace, to be careless with
- überfällig
Overdue
- gammelig
Rotten, spoiled, shabby
- stinklangweilig
Stinklangweilig means extremely boring, so boring that it's almost unpleasant.
- abgekühlt
Cooled means that something has become colder or its temperature has been lowered.
- angekündigt
Announced
- abheilend
Healing, in the process of healing
- schwefelarm
low-sulfur
- morsch
Rotten
- eingeplant
Planned
Example sentences with “schon”
Ich bin schon fertig. (I am already finished.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'schon' always 'already'?
Mostly, but it can also be used as a modal particle to express reassurance.