B2 · Modal particles

Das wird schon klappen.

schon: it'll be all right, reassurance

Form… werden / klappen + schon … (Beruhigung)

Meaning and usage

Unstressed schon can reassure: Das wird schon klappen (it'll work out), Es wird schon alles gut, Sie wird schon wissen, was sie tut. Here it does not mean already: it expresses the speaker's confidence that things will be fine.

It can also concede a point before an aber: Das ist schon richtig, aber … (that's true enough, but …). Context decides between the particle and the time adverb: Er ist schon da means he's already here.

Examples 4

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  1. 1 Sprachbausteine

    Mach dir keine Sorgen wegen der Prüfung, das klappt !

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    Correct answer: schon

    The speaker reassures someone about the exam, which is the job of unstressed schon: das klappt schon.

    • eben accepts something that cannot be changed; it does not reassure.
    • etwa is used in questions that expect no, or means about.
    • denn as a particle belongs in questions.

In this topic: Modal particles

  1. Das weißt du doch! doch: you know that, surely
  2. Das ist ja interessant! ja: as we both know, or real surprise
  3. Was machst du denn? denn in questions: friendly interest
  4. Das ist eben so. Das ist halt so. eben, halt: that's how it is
  5. Er ist wohl krank. wohl: probably, I suppose
  6. Das wird schon klappen. schon: it'll be all right, reassurance

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