"Wir sind bereits gelaufen."

Translation: We have already walked.

[cephalium]

How about 'schon' versus 'bereits'?

[christian]

You can use either.

[Lull0000]

Hello. Is there any difference between the meaning of "schon" and "bereits", or when you can use them?

[EeroK]

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"

[ryanbentley]

http://german.about.com/od/verbs/a/German-Grammar-Tip.htm

This is a good explanation of the use of Sein instead of Haben .

[xyphax]

So how do you translate 'we were already running'?

[MalayaWilmott]

i wrote that as the translation and was marked wrong. so i was wondering the same thing

[Dlehrke]

We are already gone works in English too. DL is marking it wrong.

[koutheir]

How would I translate "We are already running" then?

[bendespain]

What about "we already left"

[Siddhartha_90]

Wir sind bereits verlassen maybe?

[ovidiu.colda]

Should "We are already gone" be accepted?

[Mousa902895]

Wieso "bereitS" mit "s"?

[alibob99]

bereit = ready bereits = already

[margaritaguese]

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

[crispybacon4]

I don't think laufen can mean laugh. Are you thinking of "lachen" which is to laugh?

[margaritaguese]

maybe... danke!

[NoamKriten]

When to use "bereits" instead of "bereit"?
Thanks!

[Moonshift]

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 .

[crispybacon4]

So how would you say "we are ready to run" which is what I put before I was "oopsed"

[Ehsan]

Wir sind bereit zu rennen.

[SyamkumarR]

Would it be right to use "Ich HABE bereits gelaufen"

[mizinamo]

No -- laufen forms its perfect forms with sein, not with haben.

[CMTinPHX]

Why not, "We already went?"

[crispybacon4]

"Went" is the past tense of "Go". Laufen refers specifically to run or walk, not generally to "go".

[David865944]

Shouldn't the translation be 'we have already run'? Laufen is to run, gehen is to walk!

[mizinamo]

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.

[AlesErbanSAP]

We are already gone should be correct shouldn't it?

[mizinamo]

No.

"We are gone" is about being absent, not about walking.

[lee7374]

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?

[JM_JM_JM]

What about "We have already ran."

[mizinamo]

That is incorrect English.

I run - I ran - I have run.