Polyglot Dictionary

bereits

/bəˈʁaɪ̯ts/

adverb A2

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. already

    A more formal/written alternative to schon.

    • Er hatte das Buch bereits gelesen.

      He had already read the book.

Similar words

schon

schon is the everyday word for "already"; bereits is a more formal, written equivalent.

Similar in other languages

French

déjà

déjà is the French word for the same thing — both mean "already."

Portuguese

já

já is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "already."

Practice

1 What does bereits mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er hatte das Buch ___ gelesen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bereits?

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