eh

Adverb
1.

anyway

(in the rough sense of "either way", synonymous with "sowieso")
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  • "Mist. Wir haben keine Milch mehr.""Macht nix... ich wollte nachher eh noch einkaufen."
  • "Crap. We're out of milk.""No problem.... I was gonna do groceries later anyway."
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The meanings of German “eh”, “ehe” and “eher”

"eh" mean "anyway", "ehe" means "before" and "eher" can mean "rather" and "earlier". And "die Ehe" is "marriage". Today, we'll explore why and how to use them.

Vocab: eh, ehe, eher, die Ehe, ehemalig

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How to say “anyway” in German

In this post, we'll learn how to say "anyway" in German. There are three ways and they each express a very distinct meaning. Mixing them up is very confusing.

Vocab: trotzdem, jedenfalls, wie dem auch sei, wie auch immer, naja, sowieso, eh

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“anyway” in German – The Exercise

There are five (main) ways of translating "anyway" in German. Today, we'll practice when to use which.

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How many meanings does the German word 'eh' have?

eh has 1 distinct meaning: 1. anyway .

What is 'eh' related to?

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The meanings of German “eh”, “ehe” and “eher”
"eh" mean "anyway", "ehe" means "before" and "eher" can mean "rather" and "earlier". And "die Ehe" is "marriage". Today, we'll explore why and how to use them.
Vocab: eh, ehe, eher, die Ehe, ehemalig
Read article

How to say “anyway” in German
In this post, we'll learn how to say "anyway" in German. There are three ways and they each express a very distinct meaning. Mixing them up is very confusing.
Vocab: trotzdem, jedenfalls, wie dem auch sei, wie auch immer, naja, sowieso, eh
Read article

“anyway” in German – The Exercise
There are five (main) ways of translating "anyway" in German. Today, we'll practice when to use which.
Read article