Polyglot Dictionary

alleine

/aˈlaɪ̯nə/

adverb A1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adv Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. alone

    The colloquial everyday form of allein; both are common in speech.

    • Sie wohnt ganz alleine.

      She lives all alone.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

seul

seul is the French word for the same thing — both mean "alone."

Portuguese

sozinho

sozinho is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "alone."

Practice

1 What does alleine mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie wohnt ganz ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches alleine?

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