"wie" meaning in German

See wie in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /viː/ Audio: De-wie.ogg , De-wie3.ogg
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: From Middle High German wie, a merger of two interrelated forms: 1.) Old High German hwio, from older hwēo, from Proto-Germanic *hwaiwa; cognate with Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 (ƕaiwa). 2.) Old High German hwē, hwie, from Proto-Germanic *hwē; cognate with Gothic 𐍈𐌴 (ƕē). The latter is a variant of Proto-Germanic *hwī, whence English why, and is further a fossiled instrumental case of *hwaz, *hwat (“who, what”). Form 1 is also related to this stem. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|wie}} Middle High German wie, {{inh|de|goh|hwio}} Old High German hwio, {{m|goh|hwēo}} hwēo, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*hwaiwa}} Proto-Germanic *hwaiwa, {{cog|got|𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰}} Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 (ƕaiwa), {{m+|goh|hwē}} Old High German hwē, {{m|goh|hwie}} hwie, {{m+|gem-pro|*hwē}} Proto-Germanic *hwē, {{m+|got|𐍈𐌴}} Gothic 𐍈𐌴 (ƕē), {{m+|gem-pro|*hwī}} Proto-Germanic *hwī, {{m+|en|why}} English why, {{m|gem-pro|*hwaz|*hwaz, *hwat|who, what}} *hwaz, *hwat (“who, what”) Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} wie, {{de-adv}} wie
  1. how Related terms: wieso, wie dem auch sei, wie geht es
    Sense id: en-wie-de-adv-gESq4fho

Conjunction

IPA: /viː/ Audio: De-wie.ogg , De-wie3.ogg
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: From Middle High German wie, a merger of two interrelated forms: 1.) Old High German hwio, from older hwēo, from Proto-Germanic *hwaiwa; cognate with Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 (ƕaiwa). 2.) Old High German hwē, hwie, from Proto-Germanic *hwē; cognate with Gothic 𐍈𐌴 (ƕē). The latter is a variant of Proto-Germanic *hwī, whence English why, and is further a fossiled instrumental case of *hwaz, *hwat (“who, what”). Form 1 is also related to this stem. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|wie}} Middle High German wie, {{inh|de|goh|hwio}} Old High German hwio, {{m|goh|hwēo}} hwēo, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*hwaiwa}} Proto-Germanic *hwaiwa, {{cog|got|𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰}} Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 (ƕaiwa), {{m+|goh|hwē}} Old High German hwē, {{m|goh|hwie}} hwie, {{m+|gem-pro|*hwē}} Proto-Germanic *hwē, {{m+|got|𐍈𐌴}} Gothic 𐍈𐌴 (ƕē), {{m+|gem-pro|*hwī}} Proto-Germanic *hwī, {{m+|en|why}} English why, {{m|gem-pro|*hwaz|*hwaz, *hwat|who, what}} *hwaz, *hwat (“who, what”) Head templates: {{head|de|conjunction}} wie
  1. like
    Sense id: en-wie-de-conj-yrJkSCi8
  2. as
    Sense id: en-wie-de-conj-9L-ff8vt
  3. (colloquial, nonstandard) than Tags: colloquial, nonstandard
    Sense id: en-wie-de-conj-c4NxHBsF
  4. (chiefly colloquial) when (referring to the past) Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-wie-de-conj-Ub6NGTxp Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 31 0 0 0 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (when, than): als (english: more properly standard)
Disambiguation of 'when, than': 0 0 48 52

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          "english": "When I came out the door, my old school-day friend was standing in front of me.",
          "text": "Wie ich zur Tür herauskomme, steht da mein alter Schulfreund.",
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      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*hwē"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *hwē",
      "name": "m+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐍈𐌴"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐍈𐌴 (ƕē)",
      "name": "m+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*hwī"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *hwī",
      "name": "m+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "why"
      },
      "expansion": "English why",
      "name": "m+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*hwaz",
        "3": "*hwaz, *hwat",
        "4": "who, what"
      },
      "expansion": "*hwaz, *hwat (“who, what”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German wie, a merger of two interrelated forms: 1.) Old High German hwio, from older hwēo, from Proto-Germanic *hwaiwa; cognate with Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 (ƕaiwa). 2.) Old High German hwē, hwie, from Proto-Germanic *hwē; cognate with Gothic 𐍈𐌴 (ƕē). The latter is a variant of Proto-Germanic *hwī, whence English why, and is further a fossiled instrumental case of *hwaz, *hwat (“who, what”). Form 1 is also related to this stem.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "conjunction"
      },
      "expansion": "wie",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Friends are like stars in the night.",
          "text": "Freunde sind wie Sterne in der Nacht.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "like"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "like",
          "like"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "As you know, I grew up in Dortmund.",
          "text": "Wie ihr wisst, bin ich in Dortmund aufgewachsen.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I’m as fast as you are.",
          "text": "Ich bin so schnell wie du.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "as"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "as",
          "as"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German colloquialisms",
        "German nonstandard terms",
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The boy is taller than his father.",
          "text": "Der Junge ist größer wie sein Vater.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "than"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "than",
          "than"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, nonstandard) than"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "nonstandard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German colloquialisms",
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I saw him when I was in Cologne.",
          "text": "Ich hab ihn gesehen, wie ich in Köln war.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "When I came out the door, my old school-day friend was standing in front of me.",
          "text": "Wie ich zur Tür herauskomme, steht da mein alter Schulfreund.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "when (referring to the past)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "when",
          "when"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly colloquial) when (referring to the past)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/viː/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iː"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-wie.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f4/De-wie.ogg/De-wie.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/De-wie.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-wie3.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fc/De-wie3.ogg/De-wie3.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/De-wie3.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "more properly standard",
      "sense": "when, than",
      "word": "als"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wie"
}

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