Vocabulary · Adverbs
German Adverbs List, A1 to C2
German adverbs of time, place, manner and degree. All 518 in the CEFR list, commonest first, each tagged with the level it belongs to.
518
entries
65
at A1
51
at A2
99
at B1
- nicht not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb); right?; is it?; is it…
- ja obviously; certainly; of course; as you know; as is generally known (indicates and…
- wie how; like
- auch also, too, as well (in addition to whatever or whoever has previously been listed); Used…
- so so, such, that; as (followed by an adjective or adverb plus wie in a statement of…
- aus out; ago
- hier here; in this place; refers to an environment one is currently in, or to something…
- noch still, yet (up to and including a given time); still, eventually, sometime (at an…
- nur only, just, merely, simply; ever; at all
- da there; then; so; at that moment
- schon already (happening rather early, continuing rather long); previously, before (at some…
- jetzt now (at this moment, right now); now, then (expressing a logical or temporal consequence)
- dann then, after that; then, in that case
- wieder again; indicates that the action taking place has happened before; back; indicates that…
- immer always; at all times without exception
- wo where (at what place); where (at or in which place or situation)
- bitte please, if you please (used to make a polite request or affirm an offer); you're welcome…
- warum why; for what reason
- sehr very; a lot, much
- vielleicht perhaps, maybe; frequently replaces bitte (“please”) in polite questions
- nie never, never at all (referring to an indefinite period of time); never, not once…
- weiter further, farther, more; on; expresses the continuation of an action
- heute today
- morgen tomorrow; morning (part of the day from dawn to noon)
- einmal once, one time (one and only one time); once (formerly; during some period in the past)
- allerdings but, however; indeed!
- raus out, out of there, outta there; out, out of here, outta here
- dazu in addition to it, in addition, besides; for that purpose
- dort there, yonder
- lange long, for a long time; in a long time
- davon from it, from that, therefrom, off it, off that
- zusammen together, jointly; together, in the same place
- derzeit currently, at present (implying that this state is likely temporary); back then, at the…
- darauf after (behind; later in time; following); on top of that
- sofort immediately, at once
- wann when; sometime
- kaum barely, hardly (qualifying verbs or adjectives); barely any, almost no (qualifying…
- gern willingly; gladly; with pleasure; usually expressed verbally in English, with like,…
- darüber above, above it/this/that; about it/this/that (concerning a matter)
- später later
- daran on it, on that; at it, at that
- oft often
- eigentlich Used to frame a statement as being a more (formally) truthful description of the…
- zudem moreover, furthermore
- bald soon (near in time); almost (of a changing value that is predicted to reach said number…
- besonders especially, particularly; very, especially
- bisschen (a) bit; (a) little; (not a) bit
- deshalb therefore; for that (reason), because of that
- runter down, down here, downstairs (towards the speaker); down, down there, downstairs (away…
- darum around it, around that; therefore, for that reason
- woher where from, whence; how (not the general meaning of "in which way", but meaning "from…
- weiterhin still; also, going further
- zuvor before, previously
- gestern yesterday; yesterday (the recent past)
- bislang so far, hitherto, until now
- manchmal sometimes
- mindestens at least (at a lower limit)
- wohin where to, whither
- zuerst first, firstly; at first
- leider unfortunately; sufferer
Common questions
How many German adverbs should I know?
This list holds 518 adverbs graded A1 to C2. 116 of them fall in A1–A2, which is the set worth knowing cold before anything else.
Are the adverb forms included?
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