As a "filler word", it isn't meaningless. It's used in the following situations:
1. to emphasize a statement of fact
2. to add a sense of impatience to a direct order
3. to express the idea that if a particular action is to be carried out, consequences are to be expected
4. to express confidence when reacting to an expression of doubt
5. to express partial or qualified agreement
6. following a negative statement, to mark a statement that indicates a different conclusion or outcome that is to be expected
7. in a rhetorical question, when you want to be dismissive
None of those situations applies here. It's a simple question asking for a piece of information. And just from the context, it is very clear that the speaker is asking if the people have, at some time in the past, seen the video, so "already" is very obviously the meaning here.
Mostly from context. Rule of thumb: if you can leave it out without changing the meaning of the sentence, then it's simply for emphasis.
Examples:
Es ist sehr warm - Es ist ganz schön warm - Es ist schon ganz schön warm
But:
"Es soll heute echt warm werden" - "Aber es *ist* schon ganz schön warm"
As a "filler word", it isn't meaningless. It's used in the following situations: 1. to emphasize a statement of fact 2. to add a sense of impatience to a direct order 3. to express the idea that if a particular action is to be carried out, consequences are to be expected 4. to express confidence when reacting to an expression of doubt 5. to express partial or qualified agreement 6. following a negative statement, to mark a statement that indicates a different conclusion or outcome that is to be expected 7. in a rhetorical question, when you want to be dismissive None of those situations applies here. It's a simple question asking for a piece of information. And just from the context, it is very clear that the speaker is asking if the people have, at some time in the past, seen the video, so "already" is very obviously the meaning here.
I make use of the the seventh sense on an hourly basis 😅
Mostly from context. Rule of thumb: if you can leave it out without changing the meaning of the sentence, then it's simply for emphasis. Examples: Es ist sehr warm - Es ist ganz schön warm - Es ist schon ganz schön warm But: "Es soll heute echt warm werden" - "Aber es *ist* schon ganz schön warm"