German word
allein in German sentences
allein means "alone" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.
Examples
Lara fährt allein zum Bahnhof.
Lara travels to the station alone.
Das Kind bleibt nicht allein im Zimmer.
The child does not stay alone in the room.
Wir lösen die Aufgabe nicht allein.
We do not solve the assignment alone.
Der Patient wohnt seit kurzem allein.
The patient has recently been living alone.
Nach dem Kurs geht Lara allein nach Hause.
After the course, Lara goes home alone.
Common mistake
Do not memorize only the infinitive allein. Read it in short sentences so word order and forms become familiar.