als
Sentences
Meaning
- (subordinating) at (approximately) the same moment, when, while, as
- than
- (nonstandard) To the same degree that, as (distinguished from the aforementioned use in that comparison was between equals)
- as; like; in the function of; in the form of
- as if
- but, other than
Concepts
Synonyms
als wenn
solange als
in Form von
-nd
sobald als
Frequency
Dialects
Zürich
als
Graubünden
als
Fribourg
als
Aargau
als
Appenzell Innerrhoden
als
Basel-Landschaft
als
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
als
Fribourg
va
Appenzell Innerrhoden
wie
Zürich
wie
Appenzell Innerrhoden
as
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
as
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
wo
Basel-Landschaft
as
Basel-Landschaft
wo
Bern
als
Basel-Stadt
als
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/als/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German alles, from Old High German also, alsō (“as, like”); equivalent to all + so. Compare English as.
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