schon

Meaning

Adv

1. already (happening rather early, continuing rather long)
2. previously, before (at some time in the past; but not: before a certain event)
3. expresses that an action has been completed; already (but more frequent); yet (in questions)
4. (modal, particle) expresses a weighing of arguments, contrast between two statements, partial agreement, concession; admittedly; sure(ly); definitely; indeed
5. really (as an intensifier)

Verb

1. (form-of, imperative, singular) singular imperative of schonen
2. (colloquial, first-person, form-of, present, singular) first-person singular present of schonen

schonen

1. (transitive, weak) to spare (not harm)
2. (archaic, intransitive, transitive, weak) to spare (not harm)
3. (reflexive, weak) to rest, to avoid overexertion

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Concepts

already

yet

now

previously

assuredly

by now

by this time

do

immediately

indeed

lately

no longer

since

still

too late

unambiguously

undoubtedly

very much

well

wis

iwis

admittedly

already

again

🔁

all right

as early as

Synonyms

bereits

doch

allerdings

sehr wohl

durchaus

wirklich

längst

seit

noch

jetzt

sofort

ja

geschickt

gewandt

gleich

ich muss sagen

in der Zwischenzeit

inzwischen

jawohl

jedoch

lange

natürlich

ohnedies

ohnehin

passend

per se

sehr

sich

sicherlich

sowieso

vor

vorher

zuvor

bei allem Respekt

gewiß

im voraus

mal

ohnedem

schon mal

so oder so

geubt

tuchtig

schon früher

ganz sicher

nochmal

unabhängig davon

zugegeben

eh

davon abgesehen

auch so

Translations

ya

déjà

già

al

reeds

já

ja

alreeds

alvast

iam

ήδη

bile

çoktan

الان

Dialects

Zürich

scho

Appenzell Innerrhoden

scho

Aargau

scho

Fribourg

scho

Graubünden

scho

Basel-Landschaft

scho

Lucerne

scho

Appenzell Innerrhoden

sho

Basel-Stadt

scho

Graubünden

schu

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

scho

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃoːn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: schōne

Inherited from Old High German: scōno

Cognate with German: schön

In summary

From Middle High German schōne (“beautifully; appropriately; completely”), from Old High German scōno (“beautifully”), adverb of scōni, whence German schön (“beautiful”). For sense development from "beautiful" to "indeed, surely; already" compare English pretty.

Sentences

Hast du den Film schon gesehen ?

Have you already seen the film?

Wissen wir schon , wer das Opfer ist ?

Do we already know who the victim is?

Kanntest du das Gedicht schon ?

Did you already know the poem?

Das hat schon meine Urgroßmutter gesagt .

My great-grandmother already said that.

Sie beinhaltet sechs Lieder , wovon eines schon auf der Demo zu hören war .

It contains six songs, one of which was already heard on the demo.

All die Seiten sind schon vergilbt .

All the pages are already yellowed.