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Already
Top 1.000 (sehr häufig)A2adverb
Previously
Top 2.000 (häufig)B1adverb
Am häufigsten: Already
| Already | Previously | |
|---|---|---|
| Aussprache | 🇬🇧 /["/ɔːlˈredi/"]/🇺🇸 /["/ɔːlˈredi/"]/ | 🇬🇧 /["/ˈpriːviəsli/"]/🇺🇸 /["/ˈpriːviəsli/"]/ |
| Bedeutung | Before now; by this time. | Before now; earlier. |
| Beispiel | ‘Lunch?’ ‘No thanks, I've already eaten.’ | The building had previously been used as a hotel. |
| Register | Neutral | Neutral |
| Wie häufig | Top 1.000 (sehr häufig) | Top 2.000 (häufig) |
| CEFR-Niveau | A2 | B1 |
| Wortart | adverb | adverb |
| Kollokationen | already completed, already know, already done | previously mentioned, previously discussed, previously stated, previously introduced, previously reported |
| Antonyme | not yet | subsequently, afterwards |
| Häufige Fehler | Using 'already' with future tense incorrectly., Confusing 'already' with 'yet' when asking questions., Placing 'already' at the end of a sentence incorrectly. | Using 'previous' instead of 'previously' in a sentence., Confusing 'previously' with 'currently' which means now., Misplacing 'previously' in a sentence and changing the meaning. |
| Hinweise zur Verwendung | Use 'already' to indicate something has happened sooner than expected. It's appropriate in both spoken and written English, though more common in informal settings. Avoid using it in negative statements without context which can mislead timing. | Use 'previously' to connect past events with the present. It's suitable for both spoken and written contexts but may sound too formal in casual conversations. |
Häufige Fragen: Already vs Previously
Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Already und Previously?
Already: Before now; by this time. Previously: Before now; earlier.
Was ist häufiger: Already und Previously?
Already ist im Alltagsenglisch am häufigsten.
Was ist anspruchsvoller: Already und Previously?
Previously ist das höchste Niveau, bei B1, auf der CEFR-Skala.
Sind Already und Previously auf demselben CEFR-Niveau?
Already: A2, Previously: B1 auf der CEFR-Skala.
Welche Wortart sind Already und Previously?
Already: adverb, Previously: adverb.
Kannst du zu jedem ein Beispiel zeigen?
Already: ‘Lunch?’ ‘No thanks, I've already eaten.’ Previously: The building had previously been used as a hotel.
Kann ich Already und Previously austauschbar verwenden?
Nicht immer. Already und Previously sind verwandt und überschneiden sich teils, unterscheiden sich aber in Register, Häufigkeit und Verwendung, sodass ein Austausch die Bedeutung oder den Ton ändern kann. Sieh dir die Unterschiede oben an, bevor du eines ersetzt.