also

/ˈalzoː/

adverb A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Meaning

so, therefore; well then

A false friend for English speakers — it has nothing to do with "also" (that's auch).
- Also, was machen wir jetzt?
  
  So, what are we doing now?

Similar words

also has a broader, more filler-like use ("so, then"); deshalb specifically marks a cause-and-effect link, equivalent to "therefore" or "that's why."

Similar in other languages

English

thus

thus is the English word for the same thing — both mean "so, therefore."

Practice

1 What does also mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___, was machen wir jetzt?

3 Which fingerprint chart matches also?

Meaning

Similar words

Practice

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