FromMiddle High Germanouch, fromOld High Germanouh, fromProto-Germanic*auk. Cognate withDutchook(“also”),Low Germanook(“also”),West Frisianek(“also, too”),Luxembourgishoch(“also”),Swedishoch(“and”),Icelandicog(“and”),Danishog(“and”), and archaicEnglisheke(“also”).
- IPA(key): /aʊ̯x/(standard)
- IPA(key): /aʊ̯/(chiefly southern Germany and Austria; also in the northern half in some positions, e.g. beforenicht)
auch
- also,too,as well(in addition to whatever or whoever has previously been listed)
- Synonyms:ebenfalls,ebenso
- Ich willauch ein Eis. ―Stress on “auch”: Itoo want an ice cream.
- Ich willauch ein Eis. ―Stress on “Eis”: I want an ice cream,too.
- Used for emphasis.
- To confirm a preceding statement by someone else:really,actually,indeed,in fact
- Ich willauch ein Eis. ―Stress on “will”: Ido indeed want an ice cream.
- Das istauch so. ―Stress on “ist”: Itreally is like that.
Du solltest zur Polizei gehen. ― Mach ichauch.- You should go to the police. ― I will.
- To ask for confirmation of something one considers necessary.
Hast du das Lichtauch ausgemacht?- Did you make sure to turn off the light?
- To imply that something is unreasonable.
Du bistauch witzig... Wie soll ich das denn ohne Auto alles schaffen?!- You’reoh so ingenious... How am I supposed to get all of this done without the car?!
Warum müssen dieauch alle ihren Müll hier abladen!- Why do they all have to dump their rubbish here!
- even (implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality)
- Synonyms:sogar,selbst
Auch wenn das stimmt, ist es noch kein endgültiger Beweis.- Even if this is true, it is no definite proof.
Auch ein Professor schreibt schon mal was falsch.- Even a professor may misspell something at times.
- everas inwhatever,whenever,however, etc.
Was duauch tust, es wird immer einer besser sein.- Whatever you do, someone will always do it better.
auch
- in answering a yes-no question, used to express that the thing asked about covers part of the truth but not all of it; “yes, andmore”
Ach, du bist Bauingenieur. Dann baust du Brücken? —Auch.- Oh, you’re a construction engineer. So you build bridges? —Yeah. And other things, too.
- “auch” inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- IPA(key): /ˈaut͡ʃ/[ˈau̯t͡ʃ]
- Rhymes:-autʃ
- Syllabification:auch
¡auch!
- (Mexico) expression ofpain,ouch
- Synonyms:au,ay
