irgendwer

/ˈɪʁɡn̩tˌveːɐ̯/

pronoun B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Pron Register Colloquial Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: colloquial. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. somebody or other, whoever (colloquial)

    • Das muss irgendwer gewesen sein.

      It must have been somebody or other.

Practice

1 What does irgendwer mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das muss ___ gewesen sein.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches irgendwer?

Synonyms

  • irgendjemand
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