German word
schon in German sentences
schon means "already" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.
Examples
Lara ist schon im Büro.
Lara is already at the office.
Der Bericht ist schon fertig.
The report is already finished.
Wir kennen den Weg schon.
We already know the way.
Lara schot schon um acht.
Lara comes already at eight.
Nach dem ersten Kurs versteht das Kind schon viel.
After the first course, the child already understands a lot.
Common mistake
Do not memorize only the infinitive schon. Read it in short sentences so word order and forms become familiar.