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gar — German adverb · Kenne

adverb#219 by frequency

gar

/ɡaːr/

at all; even; expressing a climax; all

Meanings

1
at all; even
- Das wollte ich gar nicht sagen, sondern etwas ganz anderes.
  That's not at all what I meant to say, rather something else entirely.
  Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- Das war ganz und gar nicht, was sie sich vorgestellt hatte.
  It wasn't what she had imagined at all.
  Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
2
even; expressing a climax
- Ich wusste gar nicht, dass du einen Freund hast.
  I didn't even know you had a boyfriend.
  Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- Du warst damals wahrscheinlich noch gar nicht auf der Welt.
  You probably weren't even born then.
  Tatoeba · mhr · CC BY 2.0 FR
3
all
- Wir konnten es alle gar nicht glauben.
  We all couldn't believe it.
  Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- Mehr benötigte ich gar nicht.
  That's all I needed.
  Tatoeba · Naina · CC BY 2.0 FR
4
very; quite; really
- Manchmal glaube ich, sie will die Wahrheit gar nicht wissen.
  Sometimes, I don't think she really wants to know the truth.
  Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- Es hat gar nicht mal so lange gedauert – nur etwa 35 Millionen Jahre.
  It really didn't last that long – only about 35 million years.
  Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR

adjectivenot in the study set

gar

/ɡaːr/

cooked, done

Meanings

1
cooked, done — of food such as meat or vegetables: ready for consumption
2
refinedrare