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- "Wir sind bereits gelaufen."
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Hello. Is there any difference between the meaning of "schon" and "bereits", or when you can use them?
If you use it in the sense of already, there is no difference. "Bereits" is maybe a bit more official sounding.
"Schon" has however other meanings (for example it's usage as a modal particle) and there you cannot replace it with "bereits"
http://german.about.com/od/verbs/a/German-Grammar-Tip.htm
This is a good explanation of the use of Sein instead of Haben .
i wrote that as the translation and was marked wrong. so i was wondering the same thing
Why didn't it accpet "We already walked"? I thought this type of past tense was equal to the English "We already walked" rather than "We have already walked"?
No, not with 'are'. The verb 'go' requires 'have' in the past tense (present perfect if you prefer). So: 'We have gone already', with word order change. Or "We have left already left" might sound better in English. Not being a German speaker I am unsure as to whether this last option is very close translation of the original.
A COMPLETELY different tense - I think it's called past progressive. These lessons are dealing with present perfect tense - we have gone
Great! With your suggestion at least one of the two versions now makes sense.
Ok hmm. On three different German songs or pages I have seen the verb laufen used to mean three things: laugh, run, and now walk. I feel it would be weird if something meant both running and walking lol can someone give me some clarity on this word? I looked it up but dictionaries often fail me
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I don't think laufen can mean laugh. Are you thinking of "lachen" which is to laugh?
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margaritaguese ......laufen definitely means "run" the word "laufen" sometimes is used in some regions for 'walk" but one would not use it in written language.
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"We already walked" should be accepted, just like in every other example where the basic past tense is accept in English. Reported 9/25/2020.
"We already walked" should be accepted, just like in every other example where the basic past tense is accept in English.
"already" generally establishes a connection between a past event that is relevant to the present -- we generally use the present perfect for this in (standard) English: "I have already brushed my teeth; have you already done your homework? She has left already" etc.
My german girlfriend explained to me that :
Bereits = schon (in this context) = already ;
Bereit = ready ex. Bist du bereit ? Are you ready ?
Hope it's good and it helps .
Bereit: ready Bereits: already
No "s" at the end in german means no "al" at the beginning in english in this case.
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So how would you say "we are ready to run" which is what I put before I was "oopsed"
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"Went" is the past tense of "Go". Laufen refers specifically to run or walk, not generally to "go".
Did you not see crispybacon4's second sentence? How's that not helpful?
Shouldn't the translation be 'we have already run'? Laufen is to run, gehen is to walk!
It's not as simple as that I'm afraid.
laufen can be either "run" or "walk", depending partly on where in Germany you are.
That is actually not true. It is acceptable in written language and it is High German.
In my limited experience, laufen is used at least as often to say "to run" as it is to say "to walk." Is there something unique about this construction that contraindicates "We have already run." as a suitable English translation?
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I was wondering why my answer wasn't accepted, thanks for pointing that out and reminding me!
We already walked is more direct than we have already walked andnis preferred in English. The former response should not be counted incorrect.
I'm really sorry, I can't wrap my head around this.
This translates word-by-word to "We are already have walked"
How many decades does it take for one to not immediately register the present tense in the head when one hears "Ich bin" or 'Wir sind", only to listen and process and change it?
Usually the verbs that have movement go with sein (ist) and the others go with haben. But as always there are exceptions, so, these have to be memorized.
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the first meaning of laufen is run in German. in some regions the colloquial use of laufen also is also walk but it is not high German and it would not be accepted in written language. Therefore if Duo replaces run with walk for laufen it is definitely wrong by Duo... a mistake that needs to be corrected. It has been reported. the note is for people who are learning the language
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It is funny when duo marks you wrong for something that is correct and Duo is straight wrong.... laufen in German is run and not walk....in some regions the colloquial language is to use laufen for walking but it is not High German. It is colloquial only for some regions
