ach so in German

IPA: /axˈzoː/ [standard], /axˈsoː/, /aˈsoː/, /aˈzoː/ [colloquial, nonstandard] Forms: aso [alternative], achso [alternative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Rhymes: -oː Etymology: ach (“oh”) + so (“so”) Head templates: {{head|de|interjection}} ach so

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_text": "ach (“oh”) + so (“so”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "aso",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achso",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "de",
        "2": "interjection"
      },
      "expansion": "ach so",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ah, oh, I see; expresses understanding or surprise"
      ],
      "id": "en-ach_so-de-intj-1ZKJneAM",
      "links": [
        [
          "ah",
          "ah"
        ],
        [
          "oh",
          "oh"
        ],
        [
          "I see",
          "see"
        ],
        [
          "understanding",
          "understanding#English"
        ],
        [
          "surprise",
          "surprise#English"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "verstehen"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ah"
        },
        {
          "word": "okay"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/axˈzoː/",
      "tags": [
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/axˈsoː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈsoː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈzoː/",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "nonstandard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oː"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ach so"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "ach (“oh”) + so (“so”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "aso",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achso",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "interjection"
      },
      "expansion": "ach so",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "intj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "verstehen"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German interjections",
        "German lemmas",
        "German multiword terms",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:German/oː",
        "Rhymes:German/oː/2 syllables"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ah, oh, I see; expresses understanding or surprise"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ah",
          "ah"
        ],
        [
          "oh",
          "oh"
        ],
        [
          "I see",
          "see"
        ],
        [
          "understanding",
          "understanding#English"
        ],
        [
          "surprise",
          "surprise#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ah"
        },
        {
          "word": "okay"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/axˈzoː/",
      "tags": [
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/axˈsoː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈsoː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈzoː/",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "nonstandard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oː"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ach so"
}

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"ach so" meaning in German

Interjection

Alternative forms