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Adverb
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usage notes, top meaning The meanings "than" and "when" are nonstandard, i.e. they violate the grammar of the language used in formal and official writing and television; the standard language uses als instead.
  1. how Wie groß bist du? How tall are you? Ich weiß nicht, wie die Katze hereingekommen ist. I don't know how the cat got in. Wie wunderbar! How wonderful!
  2. as So schnell wie du. As quick as you.
  3. nonstandard than Der Junge ist größer wie sein Vater. The boy is taller than his father.
  4. nonstandard when in the past tense Ich habe ihn gesehen, wie ich in Köln war. I saw him when I was in Cologne.
Preposition
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  1. like Freunde sind wie Sterne in der Nacht; auch wenn sie manchmal nicht zu sehen sind, weißt du trotzdem, dass sie da sind! Friends are like stars in the night; even at times when they can't be seen, you know anyway, that they are there!
Conjunction
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  1. as Wie ihr wisst bin ich in Deutschland aufgewachsen. As you know, I grew up in Germany.
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