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
  1. nicht not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb); right?; is it?; is it… adv A1
  2. ja obviously; certainly; of course; as you know; as is generally known (indicates and… adv A1
  3. wie how; like adv A1
  4. auch also, too, as well (in addition to whatever or whoever has previously been listed); Used… adv A1
  5. so so, such, that; as (followed by an adjective or adverb plus wie in a statement of… adv A1
  6. aus out; ago adv A1
  7. hier here; in this place; refers to an environment one is currently in, or to something… adv A1
  8. noch still, yet (up to and including a given time); still, eventually, sometime (at an… adv A1
  9. nur only, just, merely, simply; ever; at all adv A1
  10. da there; then; so; at that moment adv A1
  11. schon already (happening rather early, continuing rather long); previously, before (at some… adv A1
  12. jetzt now (at this moment, right now); now, then (expressing a logical or temporal consequence) adv A1
  13. dann then, after that; then, in that case adv A1
  14. wieder again; indicates that the action taking place has happened before; back; indicates that… adv A1
  15. immer always; at all times without exception adv A1
  16. wo where (at what place); where (at or in which place or situation) adv A1
  17. bitte please, if you please (used to make a polite request or affirm an offer); you're welcome… adv A1
  18. warum why; for what reason adv A1
  19. sehr very; a lot, much adv A1
  20. vielleicht perhaps, maybe; frequently replaces bitte (“please”) in polite questions adv A1
  21. nie never, never at all (referring to an indefinite period of time); never, not once… adv A1
  22. weiter further, farther, more; on; expresses the continuation of an action adv A1
  23. heute today adv A1
  24. morgen tomorrow; morning (part of the day from dawn to noon) adv A1
  25. einmal once, one time (one and only one time); once (formerly; during some period in the past) adv A1
  26. allerdings but, however; indeed! adv A1
  27. raus out, out of there, outta there; out, out of here, outta here adv A1
  28. dazu in addition to it, in addition, besides; for that purpose adv A1
  29. dort there, yonder adv A1
  30. lange long, for a long time; in a long time adv A1
  31. davon from it, from that, therefrom, off it, off that adv A1
  32. zusammen together, jointly; together, in the same place adv A1
  33. derzeit currently, at present (implying that this state is likely temporary); back then, at the… adv A1
  34. darauf after (behind; later in time; following); on top of that adv A1
  35. sofort immediately, at once adv A1
  36. wann when; sometime adv A1
  37. kaum barely, hardly (qualifying verbs or adjectives); barely any, almost no (qualifying… adv A1
  38. gern willingly; gladly; with pleasure; usually expressed verbally in English, with like,… adv A1
  39. darüber above, above it/this/that; about it/this/that (concerning a matter) adv A1
  40. später later adv A1
  41. daran on it, on that; at it, at that adv A1
  42. oft often adv A1
  43. eigentlich Used to frame a statement as being a more (formally) truthful description of the… adv A1
  44. zudem moreover, furthermore adv A1
  45. bald soon (near in time); almost (of a changing value that is predicted to reach said number… adv A1
  46. besonders especially, particularly; very, especially adv A1
  47. bisschen (a) bit; (a) little; (not a) bit adv A1
  48. deshalb therefore; for that (reason), because of that adv A1
  49. runter down, down here, downstairs (towards the speaker); down, down there, downstairs (away… adv A1
  50. darum around it, around that; therefore, for that reason adv A1
  51. woher where from, whence; how (not the general meaning of "in which way", but meaning "from… adv A1
  52. weiterhin still; also, going further adv A1
  53. zuvor before, previously adv A1
  54. gestern yesterday; yesterday (the recent past) adv A1
  55. bislang so far, hitherto, until now adv A1
  56. manchmal sometimes adv A1
  57. mindestens at least (at a lower limit) adv A1
  58. wohin where to, whither adv A1
  59. zuerst first, firstly; at first adv A1
  60. leider unfortunately; sufferer adv A1

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.

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