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eher
"eher" means "fairly, relatively, somewhat" in German. It is number 788 on the frequency list, in A2 (adv).
- Meaning
- fairly, relatively, somewhat; sooner, more readily, preferably; more precisely…
- IPA
- /ˈeːər/
- Level
- A2
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Example sentences
- Ich hätte eher kommen sollen.
I should have come earlier.
Tatoeba: Tamy / CK - Warum kommst du nicht eher?
Why don't you come earlier?
Tatoeba: raggione / yethay - Das kommt schon eher hin.
That's more like it.
Tatoeba: Esperantostern / CK
Learned together
In the course, "eher" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.