What is the difference between the usage of sonstige and andere? Are there other words that means the same?
Can someone explain with an example?
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Sign up to join this communityWhat is the difference between the usage of sonstige and andere? Are there other words that means the same?
Can someone explain with an example?
You can use "andere" when referring to having thins in different configurations.
Das Auto sieht schön aus, aber eine andere Farbe würde mir besser gefallen.
Ich ziehe mir schnell ein anderes T-Shirt an.
Ich mag Äpfel, aber es gibt andere Früchte, die mir besser schmecken.
In anderen Ländern werden andere Sprachen gesprochen.
You can't replace any of these "andere" with "sonstige".
"sonstiges" is mainly used when referring to something that can't be put in any useful category.
Die sonstigen Möglichkeiten sind sehr beschränkt.
[Something regarding the the election results of the major parties.] Die sonstigen Parteien machen zusammen 8% aus.
[Something about the main characters.] Die sonstigen Darsteller sind allesamt unbekannte Einsteiger-Schauspieler.
Sonstige Anwendungen.
Notice that every instance of "sonstige" can be substituted with "andere". "sonstige" is solely used to "put things aside".
In a categorical analysis project (I came across that in an Ebay car sales dataset), it is safe to consider 'sonstige' as 'other' category and proceed accordingly.