so etwas in German

IPA: [ˈzoː(ʔ)ɛtvas] Forms: soetwas [alternative, nonstandard], so was [alternative, contraction, informal], sowas [alternative, contraction, informal] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|de|pronoun|indeclinable}} so etwas (indeclinable)

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "soetwas",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "nonstandard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "so was",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "contraction",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sowas",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "contraction",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "pronoun",
        "3": "indeclinable"
      },
      "expansion": "so etwas (indeclinable)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "this kind of thing, suchlike"
      ],
      "id": "en-so_etwas-de-pron-cFtzUT17",
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        [
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        [
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        ],
        [
          "suchlike",
          "suchlike"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dergleichen"
        },
        {
          "word": "desgleichen"
        },
        {
          "word": "Derartiges"
        },
        {
          "word": "solchergleichen"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indeclinable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈzoː(ʔ)ɛtvas]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "so etwas"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "soetwas",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "nonstandard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "so was",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "contraction",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sowas",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "contraction",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "pronoun",
        "3": "indeclinable"
      },
      "expansion": "so etwas (indeclinable)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German multiword terms",
        "German pronouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "this kind of thing, suchlike"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "this"
        ],
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        [
          "suchlike",
          "suchlike"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dergleichen"
        },
        {
          "word": "desgleichen"
        },
        {
          "word": "Derartiges"
        },
        {
          "word": "solchergleichen"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indeclinable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈzoː(ʔ)ɛtvas]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "so etwas"
}

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"so etwas" meaning in German

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