sonst — otherwise in German
/zɔnst/
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A2
80/100
#288
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Example Sentences
Geh sofort, sonst kommst du zu spät.
Go at once, otherwise you will be late.
Beeilt euch! Sonst werden wir zu spät kommen.
Hurry up! Otherwise you'll be late.
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Corpus Neighbors
Related words selected from level, topic, frequency, and word class.
mal
times, once, ever, by
erst
first, only, not until
wieder
again
doch
however, still, nevertheless, after all
ganz
very, completely, entirely, totally, quite
rund
around, about, approximately
selbst
even, by oneself
etwas
somewhat, slightly, a little bit
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