auch
Meaning
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- also; too; as well (in addition to whatever or whoever has previously been listed)
- Used for emphasis.
- Used for emphasis.
- Used for emphasis.
- even (implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality)
- ever as in whatever, whenever, however, etc.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/aʊ̯x/
Etymology
From Old High German ouh, from Proto-Germanic *auk. Cognate with Dutch ook (“also”), West Frisian ek (“also, too”), Luxembourgish och (“also”), Swedish och (“and”), Icelandic og (“and”), Danish og (“and”), and archaic English eke (“also”).
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Sentences
Deine Generation hat den Krieg auch mit angezettelt !
Your generation also helped start the war!
Die Serie zeigt aber auch interessante Aspekte der Kindererziehung .
Also, the show's stars wanted to move on.
Auftraggeber waren neben Privatpersonen auch Städte , Gemeinden und Unternehmen .
In addition to private individuals, clients were also cities, municipalities and companies.
Auf Marineschiffen schützen sie 👩 auch vor unerwünschtem Einblick .
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On naval ships, they also protect against unwanted view.