How to Say ‘A lot has been going on lately.’ in German
Viel war los in letzter Zeit.
feel vahr lohs in LETS-ter tsite
[feel vahr lohs in LETS-ter tsite]
💬 Usage Tip: [los] with [sein] is a fixed everyday way to say that a lot was happening: [Viel war los]. You can swap the time part easily: [heute], [am Wochenende], [in letzter Zeit].
Phrase Breakdown
Viel
[feel]
a lot, much
Used here to mean that many things happened or there was a lot going on.
Viel war los bei uns am Wochenende.
A lot was going on at our place over the weekend.
War los
vahr lohs
was going on / happened
An informal expression meaning that there was activity or many events.
Gestern war viel los.
There was a lot going on yesterday.
Words in this phrase
war
[vahr]
was
Past tense of sein; here it means 'was' in the expression about what happened.
Gestern war viel Verkehr auf der Straße.
Yesterday there was a lot of traffic on the street.
los
[lohs]
going on, happening
In 'los sein', it means that something is happening or that things are busy.
Im Haus war den ganzen Tag viel los.
There was a lot going on in the house all day.
In letzter Zeit
in LETS-ter tsite
lately / in recent times
A time expression referring to the recent past.
In letzter Zeit bin ich oft müde.
Lately, I have often been tired.
Words in this phrase
in
[in]
in
A common preposition meaning 'in' or 'during' depending on context.
In letzter Zeit denke ich oft an die Familie.
Lately I often think about the family.
letzter
[LETS-ter]
last, recent
Form of 'letzt-' used here with the feminine noun 'Zeit' to mean 'recent' or 'last'.
In letzter Woche hatten wir Besuch.
Last week we had visitors.
Zeit
[tsite]
time, period
Often used to talk about a stretch of time, as in 'lately' or 'recently'.
In letzter Zeit war die Zeit sehr stressig.
Lately, the period has been very stressful.
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