umsonst
B1free, for nothing
- English meaning
- free, for nothing
- CEFR level
- B1 — Intermediate
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umsonst in a sentence
Ich musste nichts bezahlen. Die Reparatur war umsonst.
I didn't have to pay anything. The repair was free.
Word family
umsonst is built from umso (all the more). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where umsonst comes from
mittelhochdeutsch umbesunst, umbesus(t), zusammengesetzt aus mittelhochdeutsch umbe (um) und substantiviert gedachten mittelhochdeutsch sus(t) (sonst), bedeutete ‚um, für ein So (ein Nichts)‘.
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What does umsonst mean in English?
umsonst means "free, for nothing". For example: "Ich musste nichts bezahlen. Die Reparatur war umsonst." — "I didn't have to pay anything. The repair was free."
What level is umsonst in German?
umsonst is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the prices & paying vocabulary.
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