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wie

"wie" means "how" in German. It is number 20 on the frequency list, in A1 (adv).

Meaning

how; like; as

IPA

/viː/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Und wie!
  And how!
  Tatoeba: Melang / Eccles17
• Wie ist er?
  What is he like?
  Tatoeba: Fingerhut / CK
• Wie ist es?
  What's it like?
  Tatoeba: Felixjp / CK

Learned together

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

• nicht not, non-
• ja yes
• so so, such, that
• hier here
• noch still, yet
• nur only, just, merely, simply
• da there
• gut good
• auch also, too

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