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The 200 most common adverbs in German đ©đȘ
German adverbs ranked by how often they appear, each with its translation and an example sentence. Press the speaker to hear a word.
| # | German | English | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mit | among, denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group | Hier gibt es mit das beste Essen in der Stadt.Here they have some of the best food in town. |
| 2 | nicht | not, non- | Bitte nicht stören!Please do not disturb! |
| 3 | auf | open | |
| 4 | auch | also, too, as well | Du solltest zur Polizei gehen. â Mach ich auch.You should go to the police. â I will. |
| 5 | wie | how | Wie groĂ bist du?How tall are you? |
| 6 | aus | out | Das Spiel ist aus!The game is up! |
| 7 | aber | again | |
| 8 | nach | after, behind, later, next to | Meine Uhr geht nach.My watch is slow. |
| 9 | nur | only, just, merely, simply | Nur reife Kirschen dĂŒrfen auf den Kuchen.Only ripe cherries may go on the cake. |
| 10 | noch | still, yet | Du magst mich noch.You still like me. |
| 11 | durch | during, throughout, through | |
| 12 | dann | then, after that | Ich ziehe mich erst an, dann frĂŒhstĂŒcke ich.First I'm getting dressed, then I'll have breakfast. |
| 13 | erst | first, at first | Ich bin erst nÀchsten Monat in Urlaub.I'm not on vacation until next month. |
| 14 | schon | already | Es ist erst 11 Uhr und schon ĂŒber 30 Grad im Schatten.Itâs only 11 a.m. and already more than 30 degrees in the shade. |
| 15 | immer | always | Irgendwo scheint immer die Sonne.The sun is always shining somewhere. |
| 16 | wieder | Indicates that the action taking place has happened before. again | Siehst du, jetzt hast duâs schon wieder gesagt!See, now youâve said it again! |
| 17 | hier | here, in this place, refers to an environment one is currently in, or to something within reach | |
| 18 | doch | after all, yet, however, nevertheless | Auf dem Bahnhof dann, in dem sich senkenden Nebel, ein GewĂŒhl von Pferden und grauen Gestalten, das zuerst unentwirrbar schien und sich dann doch rasch ordnete.On the station then, in the sinking fog, a crowd of horses and gray characters that initially looked inextricable, but then put itself in order swiftly after all. |
| 19 | sehr | very | Ich bin sehr glĂŒcklich.I am very happy. |
| 20 | denn | then, ever, but, now | |
| 21 | selbst | even | |
| 22 | also | then, thus, so, hence | Heute bin ich beschÀftigt. Also sollen wir uns morgen treffen?I'm busy today. Should we meet tomorrow then? |
| 23 | ohne | without | Ich mag FuĂball, aber ich kann auch ohne leben.I like soccer, but I could live without. |
| 24 | nun | now, at this moment | Wir haben abgewaschen, nun mĂŒssen wir noch abtrocknen.We've washed up, now we must dry [the dishes]. |
| 25 | jetzt | now | Wir haben abgewaschen, jetzt mĂŒssen wir noch abtrocknen.We've washed up, now we must dry [the dishes]. |
| 26 | heute | today | |
| 27 | dazu | in addition to it, in addition, besides | Vierzig mal 365 Tage und dazu noch die Schalttage waren verstrichen, seit Dorothee unter den ApfelbĂ€umen Burkahnens ĂŒber ihr Leben entschieden hatte.Forty times 365 days and in addition the leap days had passed since Dorothee had decided her future life under the apple trees of Burkahnen. |
| 28 | mal | times | sechs mal sieben ist zweiundvierzigsix times seven is forty-two |
| 29 | bereits | already | Ich weiĂ das bereits.I already know that. |
| 30 | jedoch | however, yet, nevertheless | |
| 31 | einmal | once, one time | Ich werde das nur einmal sagen.I'm only going to say it once. |
| 32 | dort | there, yonder | |
| 33 | zwar | Signals a following contrary clause, which is usually introduced with aber , stressing that the speaker is aware of the contradiction, but that it does not invalidate the statement. | Sie bewunderten zwar das Schauspiel, aber man erkannte doch, daà sie enttÀuscht waren.They were admiring the play, but you could see they were disappointed. |
| 34 | etwa | approximately | Willst du etwa schon gehen?Do you really want to leave so soon? |
| 35 | allerdings | but, however | Es wird allerdings die Vermutung ausgesprochen...It is, however, conjectured... |
| 36 | wohl | possibly, probably, as I was told guess + clause) | Was das wohl zu bedeuten hat?What does that mean, though? |
| 37 | dafĂŒr | for that, for it | NatĂŒrlich ist das jederzeit möglich, wenn wichtige GrĂŒnde dafĂŒr sprechen.Of course it is possible to finish a week early, if you have important reasons. |
| 38 | darauf | after | |
| 39 | eigentlich | actually | |
| 40 | zurĂŒck | back, backward, backwards, to the rear. | |
| 41 | davon | from it, from that, therefrom, off it, off that | |
| 42 | fast | almost, nearly | ALs nu Abram in Egypten kam / sahen die Egypter das Weib / das sie fast schön war.Now as Abram came into Egypt, the Egyptians saw the woman, that she was extremely beautiful. |
| 43 | sogar | even, actually, in fact | Sogar Karl kann es verstehen.Even Karl can understand it. |
| 44 | oft | often | |
| 45 | besonders | especially, particularly | |
| 46 | deshalb | therefore, for that , because of that | «Es wĂ€re gefĂ€hrlich fĂŒr die StabilitĂ€t des Landes. Deshalb rufe ich allen Akteuren zu: Schluss mit dem Spiel!»âIt would be dangerous for the country's stability. That's why I'm appealing to all parties: stop playing games!â |
| 47 | nie | never, never at all | Er hat sich in zwei Wochen nie die Haare gewaschen.He never washed his hair for two weeks. |
| 48 | vielleicht | perhaps, maybe | Vielleicht hat er einen Unfall gehabt.Maybe heâs had an accident. |
| 49 | gegenĂŒber | on the opposite side | |
| 50 | warum | why, for what reason | |
| 51 | darĂŒber | above, above it/this/that | |
| 52 | daher | from there | |
| 53 | kaum | barely, hardly | Ich kann das kaum lesen.I can barely read this. |
| 54 | zusammen | together, jointly | Trotz all dieser Bitternisse war es noch ein wunderbar schöner Sommer, den die drei Freunde zusammen verlebten.Despite all these bitter feelings, it was yet a wonderfully beautiful summer, which the three friends spent together. |
| 55 | schlieĂlich | in the end, finally, eventually | Es freut mich, Sie schlieĂlich zu treffen.I'm glad to finally meet you. |
| 56 | hin | Used to denote direction away from the speaker. | Book of John XIII. 36. Spricht Simon Petrus zu ihm: HERR, wo gehst du hin? Jesus antwortete ihm: Wo ich hin gehe, kannst du mir diesmal nicht folgen; aber du wirst mir nachmals folgenSimon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards. |
| 57 | eher | rather, somewhat, quite | Es scheint eher unwahrscheinlich, dass sie jemals ins Ausland gehen wird.It seems rather unlikely that she will ever go abroad. |
| 58 | ĂŒberhaupt | overall, in general | Leicht wird man ĂŒbrigens bemerken, daĂ sie nur da gehaftet, wo ĂŒberhaupt eine regere EmpfĂ€nglichkeit fĂŒr Poesie oder eine noch nicht von den Verkehrtheiten des Lebens ausgelöschte Phantasie gewesen.One will easily notice besides, that it has only held on, where overall there has been an active receptiveness for poetry or a phantasy still not extinguished by the vicissitudes of life. |
| 59 | bisher | so far, until now, as yet | Wir wissen bisher noch nichts.As yet, we still don't know anything. |
| 60 | daran | on it, on that | |
| 61 | lange | long, for a long time | Sie schwiegen lange. Als er endlich etwas sagen wollte, wehrte sie leise ab. âHeute nichts mehr, ich bitte dich darumâThey were silent for a long time. When he finally wanted to say something, she softly refused. âNothing more today, I beg you for thatâ |
| 62 | zunÀchst | first, first of all, in the first place, to begin with, initially | Um Brot zu backen, braucht man zunÀchst etwas Mehl.To bake bread, first you need some flour. |
| 63 | oben | above | |
| 64 | auĂerdem | in addition, furthermore, besides | Die LohnstĂŒckkosten steigen ausserdem seit 2011 deutlich schneller als im Rest des Euro-Raums, worunter die preisliche WettbewerbsfĂ€higkeit deutscher Produkte leidet.In addition, unit labor costs have risen significantly faster than in the rest of the eurozone since 2011, which adversely affects the price competitiveness of German products. |
| 65 | hinter | over, to some place fairly nearby | Ich geh mal hinter und seh nach.I'm going over to check. |
| 66 | ebenso | equally, as much | |
| 67 | dadurch | through it, through that | |
| 68 | ebenfalls | also, likewise, as well | |
| 69 | innerhalb | within, inside | |
| 70 | insbesondere | in particular, particularly | Es ist ein altes Klischee, das sich am Donnerstag vergangener Woche erneut bewahrheitet hat: Die USA handeln, wÀhrend Europa und insbesondere Deutschland bestenfalls diskutiert.It is an old cliché that came true again on Thursday last week: The US acts, while Europe and particularly Germany discusses at best. |
| 71 | anders | different, differently | NatĂŒrlich ist jeder Mensch und jede Situation anders.Of course every person and every situation are different. |
| 72 | leider | unfortunately | |
| 73 | damals | at that time , at the time, then | |
| 74 | darin | in it, in that, therein | |
| 75 | sonst | otherwise | Beeil dich, sonst kommen wir zu spÀt.Hurry up, otherwise we'll be late. |
| 76 | bald | soon, near in time | Bald ist der Urlaub vorbei.The vacation will soon be over. |
| 77 | insgesamt | overall, altogether, in total, all in all, by and large, on the whole | In der Gruppe waren drei MĂ€nner und sieben Frauen, insgesamt zehn Menschen.In the group were three men and seven women, ten people altogether. / Three men and seven women were in the group, out of a total of ten people. |
| 78 | sofort | immediately, at once | Das Programm fiel ihr aus der Hand. Anton nahm sofort das glatte Heftchen auf.The programme fell from her hand. Anton picked the glossy pamphlet up immediately. |
| 79 | dagegen | against it, against that | |
| 80 | danach | after it, after that, thereafter , afterwards | |
| 81 | hinaus | out | |
| 82 | zumindest | at least | Du brauchst zumindest einen FĂŒhrerschein, um Auto zu fahren.You need at least a driving license to drive a car. |
| 83 | inzwischen | meanwhile, in the meantime, now, by now, since | |
| 84 | darum | around it, around that | Wir wohnen in dem Haus mit dem weiĂen Zaun darum.We live in the house with the white fence around it. |
| 85 | her | hither, to this place, to here, to me/us | Komm her!Come here! |
| 86 | dennoch | anyhow, however | |
| 87 | zudem | moreover, furthermore | 51,6% der Betriebe sind kleiner als 2 Hektaren, und ein Drittel macht einen Umsatz von weniger als 2000 ⏠pro Jahr. Zudem sind 400 000 der 700 000 griechischen Bauern nur wĂ€hrend eines Teils des Jahres landwirtschaftlich tĂ€tig.51.6% of the farms cover less than 2 hectares, and one third make under âŹ2000 per year. Moreover, 400,000 of the 700,000 Greek farmers are engaged in agricultural activities only during part of the year. |
| 88 | weiterhin | still | In Deutschland schaffen es Frauen weiterhin Ă€uĂerst selten an die Spitze von GroĂunternehmen.In Germany, women continue to make it to the top of big businesses most rarely. |
| 89 | bevor | before | |
| 90 | wobei | during what | |
| 91 | durchaus | absolutely, fully, entirely | Er hat sich als durchaus ungeeignet erwiesen.He has proved himself entirely unqualified. |
| 92 | beispielsweise | for example | |
| 93 | gerne | Alternative form of gern. | |
| 94 | somit | therefore, hence, thus | |
| 95 | trotzdem | anyhow, nevertheless | Ich verstehe deine Sichtweise. Trotzdem bin ich anderer Meinung.I understand your point of view. Nevertheless, I have a different opinion. |
| 96 | manchmal | sometimes | |
| 97 | jeweils | in each case | |
| 98 | heraus | out of , out over here, out from there | |
| 99 | lediglich | merely | |
| 100 | derzeit | at this time, currently, nowadays | |
| 101 | ziemlich | pretty, quite, rather, fairly, kind of | |
| 102 | zugleich | at the same time | |
| 103 | mindestens | at least | Du brauchst mindestens drei Mann, um den Schrank zu tragen.You need at least three people to carry that cupboard. |
| 104 | jedenfalls | in any case | |
| 105 | zuvor | before, previously | |
| 106 | vorher | before, beforehand, in advance. | |
| 107 | teilweise | partially, to some extent | |
| 108 | vielmehr | rather | Er lĂ€chelte oder wollte vielmehr lĂ€cheln, denn plötzlich fĂŒhlte er seine Lippen zucken, TrĂ€nen stiegen ihm in die Augen, und er konnte sich eben noch mit MĂŒhe zurĂŒckhalten, laut aufzuschluchzen.He smiled or rather wanted to smile, because suddenly he felt his lips twitching, tears rose to his eyes, and only with difficulty he could hold onto himself so as not to give a loud sob. |
| 109 | möglichst | as much as possible | |
| 110 | daraus | out of it, out of that, of it | So hatte Dorothee ĂŒber ihr Leben entschieden. Denn was nachher daraus wurde, war ja nur die weitere Folge dieses Entschlusses.So Dorothee had decided her future life. Because what became of it later, was only the further consequence of this decision. |
| 111 | stets | always, constantly, the whole time | |
| 112 | zuletzt | finally, lastly, in the end | Ich war zuerst in Aachen, dann in DĂŒsseldorf und zuletzt in Köln.I was in Aachen first, then in DĂŒsseldorf, and finally in Cologne. |
| 113 | dar | Only used in darstellen etc. | |
| 114 | zuerst | first, firstly | Reinigen Sie immer zuerst die RĂ€der.Always clean the wheels first. |
| 115 | weg | away | Das Rezept ist mit Knoblauch, aber du kannst ihn auch weglassen.The recipe is with garlic, but you can also do it without. |
| 116 | unten | below | |
| 117 | ĂŒbrigens | apart from that, else, for the rest, for everything else | Der westliche Lotus oder ZĂŒrbelbaum wĂ€chst in der Provinz Neuyork zu einem Baum von 40â50 FuĂ hoch und 2 FuĂ im Durchschnitte dik. Er steht in flachliegenden Gegenden auf kleinen HĂŒgeln, oder an den Ufern der frischen BĂ€che und FlĂŒsse, doch jederzeit in einer geschĂŒtzten Lage. Der Boden fĂŒr ihn muĂ trocken und leicht, aus viel Sand mit etwas Leimen, fetter Erde oder andern Erdarten gemischt sein. Celtis occidentalis. The American Nettle-Tree. Micocoulier de Virginie. Die eine HĂ€lfte der BlĂ€tter ist lĂ€nger als die andere; sie sind ĂŒbrigens eirund, scharf zugespitzt und mit AusschluĂ der Spitze und des untern Theils nur an den Seiten gezahnt.The western lotus or hackberry grows in the State of New York to a tree 40â50 feet high and 2 feet in diameter thick. He stands in flat-lying areas on small mounds, or on shores of the fresh becks and rivers, but always in a protected site. The ground must be dry and light, of much sand with a bit of loam, fat earth or other types of earths mixed together. Celtis occidentalis. The American Nettle-Tree. Micocoulier de Virginie. One half of the leaves is longer than the other; apart from that they are ovate, sharply pointed and bar the point and the lower part jagged at the sides. |
| 118 | ĂŒberall | everywhere | Wir haben ĂŒberall nach dem Ball gesucht.We've looked for the ball everywhere. |
| 119 | mittlerweile | meanwhile, in the meantime | |
| 120 | andererseits | on the other hand | |
| 121 | wiederum | again, in turn | |
| 122 | gestern | yesterday | |
| 123 | bislang | so far, until now | |
| 124 | wann | when | Wann kommt er?When will he arrive? |
| 125 | miteinander | together | |
| 126 | irgendwie | somehow | |
| 127 | genauso | just as, just the same | |
| 128 | auĂerhalb | outside, beyond | |
| 129 | immerhin | after all | Wir haben das Spiel gewonnen. Immerhin haben wir jeden Tag trainiert.We won the game. After all, we did practice every day. |
| 130 | niemals | never | |
| 131 | wenigstens | at least | |
| 132 | entgegen | against | |
| 133 | darunter | below it, below that, thereunder | |
| 134 | biĂchen | Formerly standard spelling of bisschen which was deprecated in the spelling reform of 1996. | |
| 135 | erstmals | for the first time | Eine neue Generation hochauflösender Lichtmikroskope revolutioniert die Biologie: Erstmals können die Forscher auch molekulare Strukturen in lebenden Zellen beobachten.A new generation of high-resolution optical microscopes is revolutionizing biology: for the first time researchers are able to also watch molecular structures in living cells. |
| 136 | sicherlich | certainly | |
| 137 | morgen | tomorrow | |
| 138 | links | on the left | Siehst du das Auto links?Do you see the car on the left? |
| 139 | deswegen | therefore, because of that | |
| 140 | bitte | please, if you please | |
| 141 | hingegen | on the other hand | |
| 142 | solange | meanwhile | |
| 143 | einerseits | on the one hand | |
| 144 | hinzu | in addition, besides | |
| 145 | fort | away | |
| 146 | letztlich | finally, ultimately | |
| 147 | rechts | on the right | |
| 148 | freilich | admittedly | Auf die Frage, ob sie ihm beim Umzug helfen wĂŒrde, antwortete sie nur: âFreilich!âRegarding the question of whether or not she would help him move, she replied simply, âof course!â |
| 149 | herum | about, around. | |
| 150 | irgendwann | sometime, somewhen, anytime | |
| 151 | diesmal | this time | |
| 152 | dahin | there | Das Auto ist leider dahin, da kann man nichts mehr tun.Unfortunately, the car is broken, there is nothing more that can be done. |
| 153 | keineswegs | in no way, by no means, not at all, not a bit | Schafft aber die Lohnarbeit, die Arbeit des Proletariers ihm Eigentum? Keineswegs. Sie schafft das Kapital, d.h. das Eigentum, welches die Lohnarbeit ausbeutet, welches sich nur unter der Bedingung vermehren kann, daĂ es neue Lohnarbeit erzeugt, um sie von Neuem auszubeuten.But does wage-labour create any property for the labourer? Not a bit. It creates capital, i.e., that kind of property which exploits wage-labour, and which cannot increase except upon condition of begetting a new supply of wage-labour for fresh exploitation. |
| 154 | Ă€uĂerst | extremely | |
| 155 | alleine | Alternative form of allein | |
| 156 | möglicherweise | possibly, potentially | |
| 157 | hervor | forth | |
| 158 | hierzu | hereto | |
| 159 | hinein | in | Und hinein fÀllt jedes Schaf / Bin schon zu alt und zÀhl sie doch / Denn ich find keinen SchlafAnd every sheep falls in / I am already too old, yet still, I count them / Because I cannot sleep |
| 160 | ansonsten | otherwise, besides, beyond that, if that happen not | |
| 161 | scheinbar | apparently | Die Sonne dreht sich scheinbar um die Erde.Seemingly, the Sun revolves around the Earth. |
| 162 | meistens | mostly | |
| 163 | voraus | in front, ahead | |
| 164 | zumal | especially | Ein alter Mann, zumal einbeinig, macht keinen guten Arbeiter.An old man, especially one-legged, doesn't make a good worker. |
| 165 | ohnehin | in any case, anyway, | Die Behörden reagierten auf die Kundgebungen in mehreren StÀdten mit weitreichenden BeschrÀnkungen des ohnehin zensierten Internets.The authorities reacted to the rallies in several cities with far-reaching restrictions on the already censored internet. |
| 166 | nahezu | almost, nearly, virtually | |
| 167 | insofern | up to here | Er hat insofern recht, als wir ihn zuerst hÀtten fragen sollen.He is right in that that we should have asked him first. |
| 168 | hierbei | hereby | Ich brauche hierbei Hilfe.I need help with this. |
| 169 | drauĂen | outside | |
| 170 | daraufhin | thereupon, consequently, subsequently | |
| 171 | not | Only used in nottun | |
| 172 | irgendwo | somewhere | |
| 173 | unterwegs | on oneâs way, underway, en route, in transit, going, travelling | Sie ist unterwegs.Sheâs on her way. |
| 174 | mitten | In the middle. | Mitten auf der StraĂe lag ein toter Hund.In the middle of the street lay a dead dog. |
| 175 | einschlieĂlich | inclusively | |
| 176 | einst | once, formerly | |
| 177 | nochmals | again, once more | |
| 178 | spÀtestens | at the latest, not later than | |
| 179 | raus | out, out of there, outta there | Er kommt jetzt raus.He's coming outside now. |
| 180 | soviel | so much, so many, as much, as many | |
| 181 | allzu | all too | |
| 182 | weshalb | why | Dar war nicht der einzige Grund, weshalb das kleine Gespenst den SchlĂŒsselbund stĂ€ndig mit sich herumtrug.That was not the only reason why the little ghost always carried the bunch of keys around with him. |
| 183 | geradezu | downright | |
| 184 | sowieso | anyway, anyhow, in any case | Es macht mir nichts aus, dass die Feier ausfĂ€llt. Ich wollte da sowieso nicht hin.I donât care that the party was cancelled. I didnât want to go there anyway. |
| 185 | sozusagen | so to speak, in a manner of speaking | |
| 186 | davor | in front of that/it | |
| 187 | entlang | along | Ich gehe an dem Fluss entlang.I'm walking along the river. |
| 188 | wiederholt | repeatedly | |
| 189 | hinten | behind, in the back | Das Kind sitzt hinten im Auto.The child is sitting in the back of the car. |
| 190 | daneben | next to it, next to that | |
| 191 | hierfĂŒr | for this , therefore | |
| 192 | vorne | at the front | Es fÀngt immer wieder von vorne an.It just keeps starting over and over. |
| 193 | nunmehr | as from now, henceforth | |
| 194 | kĂŒrzlich | recently, lately | |
| 195 | beinahe | almost, nearly | |
| 196 | wieso | why | |
| 197 | jederzeit | anytime | |
| 198 | demnach | therefore | |
| 199 | seitdem | since | |
| 200 | normalerweise | normally |