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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch anders.
Pronunciation
Adjective
anders
- predicative of ander
- De situatie is anders dan vorig jaar. ― The situation is different from last year.
- partitive of ander
- Vandaag wil ik iets anders doen. ― Today I want to do something different.
Adverb
anders
- otherwise
- Ik moet me haasten, anders zal ik te laat komen. ― I must hurry, otherwise I will come too late.
- Hij is er vandaag vroeger dan anders. ― Today he's earlier than otherwise .
- Het loopt vandaag anders dan anders. ― Today things go differently than otherwise .
- differently
- Je had je anders moeten gedragen. ― You should have behaved differently.
- Het loopt vandaag anders dan anders. ― Today things go differently than otherwise .
- De volgende keer doe ik het anders. ― The next time I will do it differently.
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German
Pronunciation
Adverb
anders
- different, differently
Natürlich ist jeder Mensch und jede Situation anders.- Of course every person and every situation are different.
- else
- otherwise
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Further reading
- “anders” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “anders” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “anders” in Duden online