wie
Meaning
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how
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/viː/
Etymology
From Middle High German wie, a merger of two interrelated forms: 1.) Old High German hwio, from older hwēo, from Proto-Germanic *hwaiwa; cognate with Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 (ƕaiwa). 2.) Old High German hwē, hwie, from Proto-Germanic *hwē; cognate with Gothic 𐍈𐌴 (ƕē). The latter is a variant of Proto-Germanic *hwī, whence English why, and is further a fossilized instrumental case of *hwaz, *hwat (“who, what”). Form 1 is also related to this stem.
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Sentences
Unser Wohnzimmer soll gemütlich sein , nicht 🚫 ausgeleuchtet wie ein 1 Operationssaal .
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Our living room should be cozy, not illuminated like an operating room.
Die Seitenschiffe sind halb so breit wie das Hauptschiff .
The aisles are half as wide as the main aisle.