Questions & Answers about Ich bin heute etwas müde.
In this sentence, etwas seems to mean “a bit”. I thought etwas means “something”. How do I know which meaning it has?
Etwas has two main uses:
As a pronoun = something
- Example: Ich habe etwas für dich. – I have something for you.
As an adverb = a bit / somewhat / rather
- Example (like your sentence): Ich bin heute etwas müde. – I’m a bit tired today.
In Ich bin heute etwas müde, etwas comes directly before an adjective (müde) and modifies its degree, so it must be the adverb a bit / somewhat, not the pronoun something (which would not fit grammatically or logically here).
What’s the difference between etwas müde, ein bisschen müde, and sehr müde?