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so

so

adverb ZOH Common

Also means

like this

Usage Note

so means 'so/thus/like this' and intensifies adjectives (so schön). It builds the equality comparison so ... wie ('as ... as') and the filler so ein ('such a'). As a discourse particle so also signals 'right then / okay' to mark a transition.

Examples

"Das Wetter ist so schön."

Natural Translation

The weather is so nice.

Literal Translation

The weather is so nice.

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