Sentence examples of "nur" in German

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Ich verstehe immer nur Bahnhof It's all Greek to me

Das ist nur Treff Trumpf It's a matter of luck

Sie sagt immer nur nein. She always says no.

Du musst nur fleißiger arbeiten. All you have to do is to work harder.

Ich habe nur eine Schwester. I have one sister.

Wie kam er nur dazu? What made him do that?

Tom hat nur begrenzt Freizeit. Tom has limited free time.

Du bist einfach nur stur! You're so set in your ways!

Unser Hund beißt nur selten. Our dog seldom bites.

Die Heiratsanträge strömten nur so rein. Marriage proposals flooded in.

Er lacht, wenn überhaupt, nur selten. He seldom, if ever, laughs.

Er entging nur knapp dem Tode. He narrowly escaped death.

Nur wenige Studenten kannten seinen Namen. Few students knew his name.

Nur wenige Wissenschaftler verstehen die Relativitätstheorie. Few scientists understand the theory of relativity.

Hättest du nur mal mehr gelernt. You had better have studied harder.

Er sagt nur Gutes über sie. He always speaks well of her.

Nur wenige wissen von dem Plan. Few people know about the plan.

Hin- und Rückfahrt, oder nur hin? Round trip or one-way?

Nur wenige Schüler kannten seinen Namen. Few students knew his name.

Wenn überhaupt, kommt er nur selten. He seldom, if ever, comes.

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