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ach

"ach" means "oh, alas" in German. It is number 226 on the frequency list, in A1 (intj).

Meaning

oh, alas; oh

IPA

/ax/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Ach so!
  Ah, okay!
  Tatoeba: BraveSentry / BraveSentry
• Ach, wirklich?
  Oh! Really?
  Tatoeba: Pfirsichbaeumchen / FeuDRenais
• Ach nein! Wirklich?
  Oh no, really?
  Tatoeba: bluepie88 / AlanF_US

Learned together

In the course, "ach" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• unser our
• jemand someone, somebody
• durch through
• ob whether, if
• paar a few (ein paar)
• selbst oneself
• ohne without
• meiner mine
• anderer another, others

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