so gut ich kann

as well as I can

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as well as I can Used to say that someone is doing something to the best of their ability. The verb changes with the subject and tense, as in “so gut ich konnte” (as well as I could).

GE: Ich helfe dir, so gut ich kann.

EN: I'll help you as well as I can.

Ich werde ihm helfen, so gut ich kann.

I will help him as best I can.

Ich werde mich anstrengen, so gut ich kann.

I’ll try my best.

Ich lebe mein Leben, so gut ich kann.

I live my life as best I can.

— Control (2007)

Ich erkläre es, so gut ich kann.

I'll explain it as best I can.

So gut ich kann.

As best I can.

— Oppenheimer (2023)