"sonst wer" meaning in German

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Pronoun

Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], sonst wer [nominative], sonst wessen [genitive], sonst wem [dative], sonst wen [accusative], sonstwer [alternative]
Etymology: From sonst (“else, otherwise”) and wer (in the colloquial sense of "someone"). Head templates: {{head|de|pronoun|cat2=indefinite pronouns}} sonst wer
  1. (indefinite, informal) someone else, anyone else, whoever else Tags: indefinite, informal Synonyms: sonst jemand, wer anders, jemand anderes
    Sense id: en-sonst_wer-de-pron-Vl51cqFb Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German indefinite pronouns, German pronouns, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Related terms: wer, werderjenigeder, dieser, jener, derselbeebenderebenjener, sonst wersonst einersonst jemand(ein) anderer, niemandkeiner, einerjemandirgendeinerirgendjemandirgendwermancherwer, wer auch immer, was, wasdas, dieses, jenes, dasselbeebendasebenjenes, sonst was(ein) anderes, alles, nichtskeins, irgendetwasirgendwasmanches, was auch immer, welch, sonst welch(ein) anderes, keinsweder noch, irgendeinsirgendwelcher, welcher auch immer, wie, soderartdermaßen, gleichgleichwiegenauso, sonst wieanderswieandersrum, egal wie, keineswegs, irgendwie, wie auch immer, was für, solchderlei, ebensoebensolchsolcherlei, anders, allerleijederlei, keinerlei, mancherlei, was für einer auch immer, wann, jetzt, dann, ebendanngleichzeitig, sonst wannwann anders, immerjederzeit, nieniemals, irgendwann, wann auch immer, wo, dahier, dadort, ebendagleichenorts, sonst wowoandersandernorts, überallallerortsallerorten, nirgendwonirgendsnirgend, irgendwomancherorts, wo auch immer, woher, hierher, dortherweither, ebendaher, sonst woher, überallher, nirgendwohernirgendshernirgendher, irgendwoher, woher auch immer, wohin, hierhin, dorthinfernhin, ebendahin, sonst wohin, überallhin, nirgendwohinnirgendshinnirgendhin, irgendwohin, wohin auch immer, wie viele, so vielewenige, so vieleviele, genauso vieleebenso viele, alle, keine, irgendwelcheeinige, wie viele auch immer, wie viel, so vielso sehrwenig, so vielso sehrviel, genauso vielebenso viel, etwas, wie viel auch immersosehr, warumweshalbweswegenwieso, darumdeshalbdeswegenderentwegen, ebendarumebendeshalbebendeswegengleichfalls, andernfallsansonsten, jedenfalls(wegen allem), keinesfallskeineswegsgrundlosumsonst, irgendwie(aus irgendeinem Grund), warum auch immer Related terms (ein): jederalle, jedes
{
  "etymology_text": "From sonst (“else, otherwise”) and wer (in the colloquial sense of \"someone\").",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "glossary",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sonst wer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sonst wessen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sonst wem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sonst wen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sonstwer",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "pronoun",
        "cat2": "indefinite pronouns"
      },
      "expansion": "sonst wer",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German indefinite pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              38,
              47
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              26,
              37
            ]
          ],
          "english": "You can do it yourself or anyone else for all I care.",
          "text": "Das kannst du selbst oder meinetwegen sonst wer machen.",
          "translation": "You can do it yourself or anyone else for all I care.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              12,
              21
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              16
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Tell anyone else, but not me!",
          "text": "Erzähle das sonst wem, aber nicht mir!",
          "translation": "Tell anyone else, but not me!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "someone else, anyone else, whoever else"
      ],
      "id": "en-sonst_wer-de-pron-Vl51cqFb",
      "links": [
        [
          "someone else",
          "someone else"
        ],
        [
          "anyone else",
          "anyone else"
        ],
        [
          "whoever",
          "whoever"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(indefinite, informal) someone else, anyone else, whoever else"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "wer"
        },
        {
          "word": "werderjenigeder"
        },
        {
          "word": "dieser"
        },
        {
          "word": "jener"
        },
        {
          "word": "derselbeebenderebenjener"
        },
        {
          "word": "sonst wersonst einersonst jemand(ein) anderer"
        },
        {
          "word": "niemandkeiner"
        },
        {
          "word": "einerjemandirgendeinerirgendjemandirgendwermancherwer"
        },
        {
          "word": "wer auch immer"
        },
        {
          "word": "was"
        },
        {
          "word": "wasdas"
        },
        {
          "word": "dieses"
        },
        {
          "word": "jenes"
        },
        {
          "word": "dasselbeebendasebenjenes"
        },
        {
          "word": "sonst was(ein) anderes"
        },
        {
          "word": "alles"
        },
        {
          "word": "nichtskeins"
        },
        {
          "word": "irgendetwasirgendwasmanches"
        },
        {
          "word": "was auch immer"
        },
        {
          "word": "welch"
        },
        {
          "word": "sonst welch(ein) anderes"
        },
        {
          "word": "keinsweder noch"
        },
        {
          "word": "irgendeinsirgendwelcher"
        },
        {
          "word": "welcher auch immer"
        },
        {
          "word": "wie"
        },
        {
          "word": "soderartdermaßen"
        },
        {
          "word": "gleichgleichwiegenauso"
        },
        {
          "word": "sonst wieanderswieandersrum"
        },
        {
          "word": "egal wie"
        },
        {
          "word": "keineswegs"
        },
        {
          "word": "irgendwie"
        },
        {
          "word": "wie auch immer"
        },
        {
          "word": "was für"
        },
        {
          "word": "solchderlei"
        },
        {
          "word": "ebensoebensolchsolcherlei"
        },
        {
          "word": "anders"
        },
        {
          "word": "allerleijederlei"
        },
        {
          "word": "keinerlei"
        },
        {
          "word": "mancherlei"
        },
        {
          "word": "was für einer auch immer"
        },
        {
          "word": "wann"
        },
        {
          "word": "jetzt"
        },
        {
          "word": "dann"
        },
        {
          "word": "ebendanngleichzeitig"
        },
        {
          "word": "sonst wannwann anders"
        },
        {
          "word": "immerjederzeit"
        },
        {
          "word": "nieniemals"
        },
        {
          "word": "irgendwann"
        },
        {
          "word": "wann auch immer"
        },
        {
          "word": "wo"
        },
        {
          "word": "dahier"
        },
        {
          "word": "dadort"
        },
        {
          "word": "ebendagleichenorts"
        },
        {
          "word": "sonst wowoandersandernorts"
        },
        {
          "word": "überallallerortsallerorten"
        },
        {
          "word": "nirgendwonirgendsnirgend"
        },
        {
          "word": "irgendwomancherorts"
        },
        {
          "word": "wo auch immer"
        },
        {
          "word": "woher"
        },
        {
          "word": "hierher"
        },
        {
          "word": "dortherweither"
        },
        {
          "word": "ebendaher"
        },
        {
          "word": "sonst woher"
        },
        {
          "word": "überallher"
        },
        {
          "word": "nirgendwohernirgendshernirgendher"
        },
        {
          "word": "irgendwoher"
        },
        {
          "word": "woher auch immer"
        },
        {
          "word": "wohin"
        },
        {
          "word": "hierhin"
        },
        {
          "word": "dorthinfernhin"
        },
        {
          "word": "ebendahin"
        },
        {
          "word": "sonst wohin"
        },
        {
          "word": "überallhin"
        },
        {
          "word": "nirgendwohinnirgendshinnirgendhin"
        },
        {
          "word": "irgendwohin"
        },
        {
          "word": "wohin auch immer"
        },
        {
          "word": "wie viele"
        },
        {
          "word": "so vielewenige"
        },
        {
          "word": "so vieleviele"
        },
        {
          "word": "genauso vieleebenso viele"
        },
        {
          "word": "alle"
        },
        {
          "word": "keine"
        },
        {
          "word": "irgendwelcheeinige"
        },
        {
          "word": "wie viele auch immer"
        },
        {
          "word": "wie viel"
        },
        {
          "word": "so vielso sehrwenig"
        },
        {
          "word": "so vielso sehrviel"
        },
        {
          "word": "genauso vielebenso viel"
        },
        {
          "word": "etwas"
        },
        {
          "word": "wie viel auch immersosehr"
        },
        {
          "word": "warumweshalbweswegenwieso"
        },
        {
          "word": "darumdeshalbdeswegenderentwegen"
        },
        {
          "word": "ebendarumebendeshalbebendeswegengleichfalls"
        },
        {
          "word": "andernfallsansonsten"
        },
        {
          "word": "jedenfalls(wegen allem)"
        },
        {
          "word": "keinesfallskeineswegsgrundlosumsonst"
        },
        {
          "word": "irgendwie(aus irgendeinem Grund)"
        },
        {
          "word": "warum auch immer"
        },
        {
          "sense": "ein",
          "word": "jederalle"
        },
        {
          "sense": "ein",
          "word": "jedes"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sonst jemand"
        },
        {
          "word": "wer anders"
        },
        {
          "word": "jemand anderes"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sonst wer"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "From sonst (“else, otherwise”) and wer (in the colloquial sense of \"someone\").",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "glossary",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sonst wer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sonst wessen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sonst wem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sonst wen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sonstwer",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "pronoun",
        "cat2": "indefinite pronouns"
      },
      "expansion": "sonst wer",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "pron",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "wer"
    },
    {
      "word": "werderjenigeder"
    },
    {
      "word": "dieser"
    },
    {
      "word": "jener"
    },
    {
      "word": "derselbeebenderebenjener"
    },
    {
      "word": "sonst wersonst einersonst jemand(ein) anderer"
    },
    {
      "sense": "ein",
      "word": "jederalle"
    },
    {
      "word": "niemandkeiner"
    },
    {
      "word": "einerjemandirgendeinerirgendjemandirgendwermancherwer"
    },
    {
      "word": "wer auch immer"
    },
    {
      "word": "was"
    },
    {
      "word": "wasdas"
    },
    {
      "word": "dieses"
    },
    {
      "word": "jenes"
    },
    {
      "word": "dasselbeebendasebenjenes"
    },
    {
      "word": "sonst was(ein) anderes"
    },
    {
      "word": "alles"
    },
    {
      "word": "nichtskeins"
    },
    {
      "word": "irgendetwasirgendwasmanches"
    },
    {
      "word": "was auch immer"
    },
    {
      "word": "welch"
    },
    {
      "word": "sonst welch(ein) anderes"
    },
    {
      "sense": "ein",
      "word": "jedes"
    },
    {
      "word": "keinsweder noch"
    },
    {
      "word": "irgendeinsirgendwelcher"
    },
    {
      "word": "welcher auch immer"
    },
    {
      "word": "wie"
    },
    {
      "word": "soderartdermaßen"
    },
    {
      "word": "gleichgleichwiegenauso"
    },
    {
      "word": "sonst wieanderswieandersrum"
    },
    {
      "word": "egal wie"
    },
    {
      "word": "keineswegs"
    },
    {
      "word": "irgendwie"
    },
    {
      "word": "wie auch immer"
    },
    {
      "word": "was für"
    },
    {
      "word": "solchderlei"
    },
    {
      "word": "ebensoebensolchsolcherlei"
    },
    {
      "word": "anders"
    },
    {
      "word": "allerleijederlei"
    },
    {
      "word": "keinerlei"
    },
    {
      "word": "mancherlei"
    },
    {
      "word": "was für einer auch immer"
    },
    {
      "word": "wann"
    },
    {
      "word": "jetzt"
    },
    {
      "word": "dann"
    },
    {
      "word": "ebendanngleichzeitig"
    },
    {
      "word": "sonst wannwann anders"
    },
    {
      "word": "immerjederzeit"
    },
    {
      "word": "nieniemals"
    },
    {
      "word": "irgendwann"
    },
    {
      "word": "wann auch immer"
    },
    {
      "word": "wo"
    },
    {
      "word": "dahier"
    },
    {
      "word": "dadort"
    },
    {
      "word": "ebendagleichenorts"
    },
    {
      "word": "sonst wowoandersandernorts"
    },
    {
      "word": "überallallerortsallerorten"
    },
    {
      "word": "nirgendwonirgendsnirgend"
    },
    {
      "word": "irgendwomancherorts"
    },
    {
      "word": "wo auch immer"
    },
    {
      "word": "woher"
    },
    {
      "word": "hierher"
    },
    {
      "word": "dortherweither"
    },
    {
      "word": "ebendaher"
    },
    {
      "word": "sonst woher"
    },
    {
      "word": "überallher"
    },
    {
      "word": "nirgendwohernirgendshernirgendher"
    },
    {
      "word": "irgendwoher"
    },
    {
      "word": "woher auch immer"
    },
    {
      "word": "wohin"
    },
    {
      "word": "hierhin"
    },
    {
      "word": "dorthinfernhin"
    },
    {
      "word": "ebendahin"
    },
    {
      "word": "sonst wohin"
    },
    {
      "word": "überallhin"
    },
    {
      "word": "nirgendwohinnirgendshinnirgendhin"
    },
    {
      "word": "irgendwohin"
    },
    {
      "word": "wohin auch immer"
    },
    {
      "word": "wie viele"
    },
    {
      "word": "so vielewenige"
    },
    {
      "word": "so vieleviele"
    },
    {
      "word": "genauso vieleebenso viele"
    },
    {
      "word": "alle"
    },
    {
      "word": "keine"
    },
    {
      "word": "irgendwelcheeinige"
    },
    {
      "word": "wie viele auch immer"
    },
    {
      "word": "wie viel"
    },
    {
      "word": "so vielso sehrwenig"
    },
    {
      "word": "so vielso sehrviel"
    },
    {
      "word": "genauso vielebenso viel"
    },
    {
      "word": "etwas"
    },
    {
      "word": "wie viel auch immersosehr"
    },
    {
      "word": "warumweshalbweswegenwieso"
    },
    {
      "word": "darumdeshalbdeswegenderentwegen"
    },
    {
      "word": "ebendarumebendeshalbebendeswegengleichfalls"
    },
    {
      "word": "andernfallsansonsten"
    },
    {
      "word": "jedenfalls(wegen allem)"
    },
    {
      "word": "keinesfallskeineswegsgrundlosumsonst"
    },
    {
      "word": "irgendwie(aus irgendeinem Grund)"
    },
    {
      "word": "warum auch immer"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German indefinite pronouns",
        "German informal terms",
        "German lemmas",
        "German multiword terms",
        "German pronouns",
        "German terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              38,
              47
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              26,
              37
            ]
          ],
          "english": "You can do it yourself or anyone else for all I care.",
          "text": "Das kannst du selbst oder meinetwegen sonst wer machen.",
          "translation": "You can do it yourself or anyone else for all I care.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              12,
              21
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              16
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Tell anyone else, but not me!",
          "text": "Erzähle das sonst wem, aber nicht mir!",
          "translation": "Tell anyone else, but not me!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "someone else, anyone else, whoever else"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "someone else",
          "someone else"
        ],
        [
          "anyone else",
          "anyone else"
        ],
        [
          "whoever",
          "whoever"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(indefinite, informal) someone else, anyone else, whoever else"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sonst jemand"
        },
        {
          "word": "wer anders"
        },
        {
          "word": "jemand anderes"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sonst wer"
}

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