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sonst: otherwise — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

Quality-approved learning entryAdverbLevel A2

sonst

otherwise

if not; otherwise

IPA/zɔnst/

The single syllable is stressed.

Meaning 1neutral · 90%

if not; otherwise

Beeil dich, sonst verpassen wir den Zug.

Zieh eine Jacke an, sonst wird dir kalt.

Speichere die Datei, sonst gehen die Änderungen verloren.

sonst commonly links an instruction or condition to a negative consequence.

Use sonst to say what happens if something is not done.

Choose one answer.

What does sonst mean?

Base form: sonst
Comparative: —
Superlative: —
Comparison: not applicable
Sentence position: Imperative, sonst + verb + subject · Subject + verb + sonst + complement

The source gloss is otherwise; sonst often introduces what will happen if the previous condition is not met.