Illustration of the A1 German word “allein”, which translates to “alone”. A solitary hiker standing on a mountain peak, looking out at the vast, peaceful
A solitary hiker standing on a mountain peak, looking out at the vast, peaceful

allein

A1 · adjective

alone

[aˈlaɪn]

Forms

Comparative Forms

Positive allein
Komparativ N/A
Superlativ N/A

allein in a sentence

Examples

Sie ist heute allein.

She is alone today.

Ich mag es, allein zu sein.

I like to be alone.

How to remember it

ALL-INE sounds like 'all in'. When you're all in, you might be alone, focusing intently on your task.

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