Definition
bereits — already
Usage
Temporal adverb, slightly more formal than schon.
Examples
- Ich habe das bereits gemacht. — I have already done that.
- Er ist bereits angekommen. — He has already arrived.
- Das ist bereits bekannt. — That is already known.
Notes
bereits = already (slightly formal). Synonym: schon (more colloquial). Both mean the same but schon is more common in spoken German. noch nicht = not yet (opposite).