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etwas

pron · /ˈɛtvas/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German etewaʒ, from Old High German eddeshwaz, from edde- + hwaz. The first element is of obscure origin, but possibly related to Proto-Germanic *ehþau (“otherwise, or, but if”), source of modern oder (“or”). Compare Icelandic eitthvað, Dutch ietwat.

Translation

  1. something

    Lass uns etwas versuchen!

    Let's try something.

    Das wäre etwas, das ich programmieren sollte.

    It would be something I'd have to program.

    Immer, wenn ich etwas finde, das mir gefällt, ist es zu teuer.

    Whenever I find something I like, it's too expensive.

  2. something source:wikdict-en-de-stardict

etwas

adv · /ˈɛtvas/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German etewaʒ, from Old High German eddeshwaz, from edde- + hwaz. The first element is of obscure origin, but possibly related to Proto-Germanic *ehþau (“otherwise, or, but if”), source of modern oder (“or”). Compare Icelandic eitthvað, Dutch ietwat.

Translation

  1. somewhat, slightly
  2. a little source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  3. a little, a bit

etwas

det · /ˈɛtvas/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German etewaʒ, from Old High German eddeshwaz, from edde- + hwaz. The first element is of obscure origin, but possibly related to Proto-Germanic *ehþau (“otherwise, or, but if”), source of modern oder (“or”). Compare Icelandic eitthvað, Dutch ietwat.

Translation

  1. some, a bit of

    Hab etwas Respekt vor den Toten.

    Have some respect for the dead.

Etwas

noun · /ˈɛtvas/ ·
Etymology

Substantivization of etwas (“something”).

Translation

  1. thing, being neuter, strong
  2. thingy source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  3. something source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en
  4. a quality or talent that is hard to pin down neuter, strong

    Sie hat dieses gewisse Etwas.

    She has this certain something.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Etwas Etwas
Accusative Etwas Etwas
Dative Etwas Etwas
Genitive Etwas Etwas

etwas

adj ·

Translation

  1. a dash of source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd

etwas

verb ·

Translation

  1. render source:wikdict-en-de-stardict