English–German

“just” in German

German

Alsohalt · gerade · just

Pronunciation

IPA/maːl/

Example

Komm mal her.

Come here for a moment.

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How to say “just” in German

“Just” in German is mal.

A light conversational tap on an action, also marking one brief occurrence.

Full entry for mal: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with mal

Probier mal dieses Rezept.

Just try this recipe.

Tips for using mal

  • In Komm mal her, mal usually softens the request rather than meaning literally once, and it stays lowercase because it is an adverb.

Other German words for “just”

Das ist halt so.

That's just how it is.

Ich habe gerade angerufen.

I just called.

In dem Augenblick klingelte just das Telefon.

At that very moment, the phone rang.

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