{"id":9923,"date":"2018-06-06T14:56:42","date_gmt":"2018-06-06T14:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=9923"},"modified":"2018-06-13T15:48:14","modified_gmt":"2018-06-13T15:48:14","slug":"ways-to-use-the-german-word-immer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/ways-to-use-the-german-word-immer\/","title":{"rendered":"Ways To Use The German Word ‘Immer’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Guten Tag! Today I\u2019d like to bring you a seemingly simple, German word that can be used in a variety of ways to mean different things. That word is the German word immer – always.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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So the basic definition of immer is always<\/em>: Ja, so ist es immer \u2013 Yes, it’s always like that.<\/b><\/p>\n

If you want to say you\u2019ll love someone forever,<\/b> you\u2019d say f<\/b>\u00fcr immer <\/b><\/span>– \u2018for always\u2019. That\u2019s simple enough. Similarly, if you want to say someone looks good \u2018as always\u2019, you\u2019d say <\/span>wie immer. <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Du siehst gut aus, wie immer!
\n<\/b><\/span>You look good, as always!<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But then it starts to get a little less obvious. I<\/span>f you want to say that something happens \u2018<\/span>time and time again\u2019<\/span>, you\u2019d say <\/span>immer <\/b><\/span>wieder<\/b><\/span>.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Etwas immer wieder tun<\/strong> \u2013 to constantly do something<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Immer wieder <\/b>entt\u00e4uscht er mich.
\n<\/b>He disappoints me <\/em>time and time again.<\/i><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The word immer can also mean \u2018still\u2019 – as in, he is still<\/em> not here. <\/span>For this purpose it is combined with the word noch<\/strong> to create immer noch<\/b> (still) or immer noch nicht<\/b> (still not). Compare the two examples below:<\/p>\n

Er ist <\/span>immer <\/em><\/span><\/strong>noch nicht<\/em> da!<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong>He is <\/span>still <\/span><\/em><\/strong>not<\/em> here!<\/span><\/p>\n

Er ist immer<\/strong> noch<\/em> da!
\nHe is still<\/em><\/strong> here!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The word ‘noch’ is important in the examples above, because if you were to leave it out, the meaning of the sentence would change to this:<\/p>\n

Er ist immer <\/strong><\/em>da!
\nHe is always<\/strong><\/em> here!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This shows you how the word’s meaning completely changes when it is paired with other words!<\/p>\n

The word immer is even used when saying things like \u2018whatever\u2019:<\/span><\/p>\n

Whatever<\/strong> \u2013 Was auch immer
\nHowsoever<\/strong> \u2013 Wie auch immer
\nWhoever<\/strong> \u2013 Wer auch immer
\nWherever<\/strong> \u2013 Wo auch immer
\n<\/span>Whenever<\/strong> \u2013 Wann auch immer<\/span><\/p>\n

Hey! Das darfst du nicht tun!
\nWas auch immer\u2026<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Hey! You\u2019re not allowed to do that!<\/i><\/span>
\nWhatever\u2026<\/i><\/span><\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(So if you were to translate that Shakira song into German, it would be called Wann Auch Immer, Wo Auch Immer<\/em> \u2026 catchy)<\/span><\/p>\n

You can also use the word<\/span> immer<\/b><\/span> before an adjective to indicate that someone is becoming <\/span>increasingly more of <\/b><\/span>something<\/b><\/span>. Examples: <\/span><\/p>\n

Sie wird <\/span>immer besser <\/b><\/span>\u2013 She gets\/is getting better and better
\nEs wird <\/span>immer schlimmer<\/b><\/span> \u2013 It gets\/is getting worse and worse
\nEr wird <\/span>immer fauler<\/b><\/span> \u2013 He is\/is getting lazier and lazier<\/span><\/p>\n

Now you know a great variety of ways you can use the little word immer. \ud83d\ude42 <\/span><\/p>\n

Bis bald!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Guten Tag! Today I\u2019d like to bring you a seemingly simple, German word that can be used in a variety of ways to mean different things. That word is the German word immer – always.\u00a0     So the basic definition of immer is always: Ja, so ist es immer \u2013 Yes, it’s always like…<\/p>\n

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