sowas
something like that · such a thing
Ein Ausdruck, den man verwendet, wenn man über etwas spricht, das einem ähnlich oder gleich erscheint wie etwas anderes.
The German word "sowas" is a colloquial term that means "such a thing" or "something like that." It is a contraction of "so etwas," where "so" means "so" or "such," and "etwas" means "something" or "a thing."
Similar words include "ähnliches" (similar thing) and "manches" (many things). The difference is that "sowas" specifically refers to unspecified items or occurrences in a casual sense, while "ähnliches" emphasizes similarity and "manches" refers to a larger quantity or variety. "Sowas" is generally more informal and conversational.
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Examples
Hast du sowas schon einmal gesehen?pronoun
Have you ever seen something like that?
Sowas habe ich noch nie gesehen.pronoun
I have never seen such a thing.
Man findet sowas nicht jeden Tag.pronoun
You don't find such a thing every day.
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