erkannte ich ihn sofort

I recognized him immediately

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I recognized him immediately Used when you identify someone right away after seeing them. The word order is typical for a German main clause with the verb in second position.

GE: Als ich Tom sah, erkannte ich ihn sofort.

EN: When I saw Tom, I recognized him immediately.

Er war sehr groß, da erkannte ich ihn sofort.

He was very tall, so I recognized him immediately.

Als ich Tom sah, erkannte ich ihn sofort.

When I saw Tom, I recognized him immediately.

Obwohl ich Jim nie zuvor begegnet war, erkannte ich ihn sofort.

Although I had never met Jim before, I recognized him immediately.

Obwohl Robert verkleidet war, erkannte ich ihn sofort, als ich ihn sah.

Even though Robert was in disguise, I recognized him immediately when I saw him.

Da ich ihn schon einmal gesehen hatte, erkannte ich ihn sofort.

Since I had seen him before, I recognized him immediately.