schon — already (happening rather early, continuing rather long); previously, before (at some time in the past; but not: before a certain event)
schon is the #49 most common word in German, a adverb. It means “already (happening rather early, continuing rather long); previously, before (at some time in the past; but not: before a certain event)” and is pronounced /ʃoːn/.
#49frequency rank
0.18%of everyday German text
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