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sonst

"sonst" means "otherwise" in German. It is number 294 on the frequency list, in A1 (adv).

Meaning

otherwise; normally, usually; else

IPA

/zɔnst/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Wo sonst?
  Where else?
  Tatoeba: Pfirsichbaeumchen / ddnktr
• Sonst noch etwas?
  Anything else?
  Tatoeba: Pfirsichbaeumchen / lukaszpp
• Sonst noch was?
  Something else?
  Tatoeba: Waldelfe / Eccles17

Learned together

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

• davon from it, from that, therefrom,…
• dafür for that, for it
• hin there, thither
• zusammen together, jointly
• schnell quickly
• tot dead, deceased
• erst first, at first
• rein purely
• dabei with one, on one

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