so
/zɔ/ particle A1- quotative particle, somewhat similar to be like but also combinable with other verbs · Ich so: "Mach mal dalli!", und er dann so: "Ich bin ja schon dabei!" I was like, "Hurry up!" and he was like, "I'm already on it!"· Ich dachte mir nur so: "Ja komm, lass stecken." All I thought to myself [at that moment] was, "Yeah whatever, forget about it."
- generalizing particle, combines with question words to ask to be given a broad idea, typically by way of some examples · Was liest du so? What sort of things do you read? (Give me a handful of titles)· Wie ist es da so? What's it like there? (Tell me of your typical experience)
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So können Äpfel und Kirschen wachsen.
„Ich habe nur einen Salat gegessen, weil ich nicht so hungrig war.“
Man muss nur wenig schwimmen, weil der Rhein so schnell fließt.
Der Vater sprach ein bisschen Deutsch, ich ein bisschen Englisch, und so verstanden wir uns irgendwie.
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