Also and only

auch und nur

Use auch to add information and nur to limit it, in simple work, money, language and time expressions.

Auch adds something: Saturday too, or English as well. Nur limits something: only ten euros or only until four today. Keep the verb in its usual position in the statements. The exact emphasis depends on context; practise the meanings illustrated here rather than an absolute rule about where auch always goes.

Compare addition and limitation before choosing a word. In Ich arbeite auch am Samstag, arbeite follows ich. In Ich habe nur zehn Euro, nur introduces the limited amount. Learn these models without assuming every sentence uses the same focus pattern.

A speaker can add Saturday to a schedule or English to known languages. Only ten euros limits available money in a fictional example; only until four limits today’s endpoint. Context supplies what the short final phrase describes.

Do not use nur when the intended meaning is as well. Keep arbeite after ich in this model. Sie spricht is she speaks; polite you would use sprechen.

Auch adds; nur limits. Ask what is being added or limited, then check the whole sentence rather than translating one word alone.

Describe a fictional schedule with the Saturday model, then a limited amount with the money model. Keep the context clear and the grammar familiar; changing only a name is not a different use.