so

(particle)

Meanings

1.
this way, like that
(Basically the most generic answer to "How?". NOT used in the English sense of "... and so I went home.")
Opposite (closest): wie
2.
so, such
(To intensify adjectives ("soooo schön") or noun phrases ("such a"))
3.
this, as, that
(In comparative statements, like "this big" or "as big as")

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The meanings of German "so"

A thorough look at the German "so", its various idiomatic uses in everyday German and the differences to English "so". With lots of audio examples.


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