German word
bereits in German sentences
bereits means "already" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.
Examples
Der Bericht ist bereits fertig.
The report is already finished.
Wir warten bereits am Bahnhof.
We are already waiting at the station.
Lara hat die Datei bereits gespeichert.
Lara has already saved the file.
Lara prüft, ob der Termin bereits feststeht.
Lara checks whether the appointment has already been set.
Nach dem Regen ist der Weg bereits trocken.
After the rain, the path is already dry.
Common mistake
Do not memorize only the infinitive bereits. Read it in short sentences so word order and forms become familiar.