I know weiss means white but I'm trying to learn German and have heard people saying "Ich weiss.....". And my question is what does weiss mean when coming after I?
2007-11-09 08:30:34 · 10 answers · asked by Peterpan 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It means I know. You can also write it like this: weiß
2007-11-09 08:34:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Ich weiss = I know
weiß = the colour white
2007-11-09 21:41:37 · answer #2 · answered by Dutchess 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ß is a double s - equivalent to ss - not sz as suggested by another responder.
Sure it is ambiguous - weiss as a form of the verb wissen (to know) and weiss as the color white. In context, a speaker would normally understand the difference.
2007-11-13 08:30:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure but when I go to a German restaurant I order a Weiss Beer with a squeeze of lemon, it's awesome. I think there are two kinds one which contains yeast and one that doesn't.
2016-05-28 23:49:45 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ich weiss = I know.
First person present of wissen = to know.
2007-11-09 08:39:01 · answer #5 · answered by steiner1745 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
weiss means white in German, but if you say
ich weiss - it means "i know"
2007-11-09 09:30:31 · answer #6 · answered by Rain 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ß is actually the combination form of "s" and "z" in German cursive script.
So, Weiss is Weiss, and Weiß is not Weiss but Weisz.
kapisch?
2007-11-09 11:04:25 · answer #7 · answered by bryan_q 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You spell it "weiß". It can mean the adjective white but it can also be a verb in the first person ("ich") in the present tense. Then it's "ich weiß". The infintive is "wissen".
2007-11-10 02:10:44 · answer #8 · answered by Regi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means "I know ...", just as the first answer indicated...and "Ich weiss nicht" means, "I do not know"...
2007-11-09 08:37:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Someone said it can be spelled weiß, too, actually weiß is always spelled with the ß, wissen is spelled with ss.
2007-11-09 08:52:48 · answer #10 · answered by The baby penguin 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋