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Usages of allein
Ich bin allein.
I am alone.
Ich bin allein, so schrecklich allein.
I am lonely, so terribly lonely.
Jeden Tag bin ich allein.
Everyday I am alone.
Ich stehe allein auf.
I am getting up alone.
Ich esse allein Frühstück.
I eat breakfast alone.
Ich gehe allein zur Arbeit.
I go to work alone.
zu + der = zur
Did you recognize the Dativ?
Hint: die Arbeit is feminine
zu is a preposition followed by the Dative case.
Ich arbeite allein.
I work alone.
Ich esse allein in der Kantine.
I eat alone in the canteen.
Ich gehe allein nachhause.
I go home alone.
Ich esse allein Abendbrot.
I eat supper alone.
Ich gehe allein schlafen.
I go to bed alone.
Ich bin immer allein.
I am always alone.
Warum bin ich immer allein?
Why am I always alone?
Ich bin allein.
I am lonely.
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