Connector / Adverb
eh
Pronunciation: /ʔeː/
anyway, in any case
B1
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Meanings
Connector
- before
Adverb
- anyway, in any case
- well, admittedly (for which in Germany only schon is used)
- intensifier in suggestive questions
Example sentence
Bist du heute Nachmittag eh nicht beschäftigt?
You're not busy this afternoon anyway, are you?
Usage
- Das weiß ich eh. — Eh often means anyway in informal speech.
- eh / ohnehin — Ohnehin is a less colloquial alternative for this meaning.
Du kannst mitfahren; ich fahre eh zum Bahnhof.
You can come along; I am going to the station anyway.