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wahr

true

adjective VAAR Less Common
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Also means

real

Usage Note

wahr is a false friend pitfall: it means 'true', not 'where' (which is wo). The tag question nicht wahr? ('not true?') tacks onto statements like English 'isn't it?', and wahr werden means 'to come true'.

Examples

"Die Geschichte ist wirklich wahr."

Natural Translation

The story is really true.

Literal Translation

The story is really true.

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