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German A2 Adverbs

The 46 adverbs of German A2, commonest first.

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dabei

/daˑˈbaɪ̯/ adv
1
  1. with it / there
  2. indeed / actually (expressing contradiction)
  3. in the process / while doing so
  4. thereby / thus
Dictionary wording
  1. with one, on one
  2. indeed, (but) actually (expressing a contradiction)
  3. in the process of
  4. in the process
  5. thereby, thus

Ich bin dabei.

I'm game.

Bist du dabei?

Are you in?

Sie sind dabei.

They're in.

erst

/eːrst/ adv
2
  1. first
  2. only (with progress, accomplishments or the present time)
  3. not until / not for / not before (future time)
  4. as recently as (past time)
Dictionary wording
  1. first, at first
  2. only (with progress, accomplishments or the present time)
  3. not until, not for, not before (with reference to a point or period of time in the future)
  4. only, as recently as (with reference to the past)
  5. synonym of zumal

Ich sehe es jetzt erst.

"I never saw it before.

Ich hatte erst einen Freund.

I've only had one boyfriend.

Ich hatte erst eine Freundin.

I've only had one girlfriend.

dafür

/daˈfyːʁ/ adv
3
  1. for that
  2. instead / as compensation
Dictionary wording
  1. for that, for it
  2. instead, at least, as a compensation

Kann ich dafür?

Is that my fault?

Ich bin dafür.

I'm for it.

Sie sind dafür.

They approve.

her

/heːr/ adv
4
  1. hither
  2. along / on this way
  3. ago
Dictionary wording
  1. hither, to this place, to here, to me/us
  2. along, on this way
  3. ago

Kommen Sie her!

Come back here!

Kommen Sie her.

Come here.

Komm nicht her!

Don't come here.

sogar

/zoˈɡaːɐ̯/ adv
5
  1. even
  2. actually / in fact
Dictionary wording
  1. even, actually, in fact

Ich bleibe sogar!

In fact I'll even stay.

Man muss sogar'.

You even have to.

Sehr gut sogar.

Very good.

fast

/fast/ adv
6
  1. almost / nearly
  2. hardly
  3. extremely / very much

Ich bin fast 40.

l'm almost 40.

Das sind fast 100 Jahre.

Nearly 100 years.

Wir wären fast gegangen.

We almost left.

hin

/hɪn/ adv
7
  1. there, thither
  2. gone / left / situated
  3. dead / out of order / kaput
  4. exhausted / depleted
Dictionary wording
  1. there, thither; denotes direction towards a place that is not the speaker’s current location.
  2. gone (somewhere), left, situated
  3. dead or out of order, kaput
  4. exhausted, depleted
  5. captivated, hooked
  6. Expresses the time left until a certain event in the future.

Geh da hin!

Go there.

Ich ging hin.

I went there.

Sie gingen hin.

They went there.

sonst

/zɔnst/ adv
8
  1. otherwise
  2. normally / usually
  3. else
  4. so / then
Dictionary wording
  1. otherwise (under different circumstances)
  2. normally, usually (as opposed to a particular case)
  3. else
  4. so; then; consecutive, but directed against an explicit or implicit alternative

Was auch sonst?

What else?

Ich habe sonst nichts.

I have nothing else.

Sie hatten sonst nichts.

That's all they had.

meist

/maɪ̯st/ adv
9
  1. mostly
  2. most often / usually
Dictionary wording
  1. mostly, most often, usually

Was ihr sagt, ist meist wahr.

What you say is usually true.

Am Wochenende bin ich meist zu Hause.

I usually spend weekends at home.

Bei Gelb halte ich meist nicht an.

I don't usually stop if the light's yellow.

zuletzt

/t͡suˈlɛt͡st/ adv
10
  1. finally
  2. lastly / in the end
  3. recently / the other day
Dictionary wording
  1. finally; lastly; in the end
  2. recently; the other day

Die besten kommen zuletzt.

The last, the best.

Wer war zuletzt hier?

Who was here last?

Sah sie zuletzt vor 3 Monaten.

I ain't seen her in three months.

anders

/ˈandɐs/ adv
11
  1. differently
  2. different
  3. else
  4. otherwise
Dictionary wording
  1. different, differently
  2. else
  3. otherwise

Die sind anders.

Oh, well, they're different.

Alles wird anders.

iii be different.

Ich bin anders.

I'm different.

damals

/ˈdaːmaːls/ adv
12
  1. at that time
  2. then / back then
Dictionary wording
  1. at that time (in the past); at the time, then

Er war damals allein.

He was alone at the time.

Er war damals hier.

He was here at that time.

Wusstest du das damals?

Did you know this at the time?

niemals

/ˈniːmaːls/ adv
13
  1. never
Dictionary wording
  1. never (at no time)

Sag niemals „nie“!

Never say never.

Sag niemals nie!

Never say never.

Vergiss das niemals!

Never forget that.

unten

/ˈʊntn̩/ adv
14
  1. below
  2. south
  3. at a later point in a text
≠ oben

Schneller, da unten.

Step lively down there.

Wo da unten?

Where downstairs?

Ich bin unten.

I'm downstairs.

irgendwie

/ɪɐ̯ɡəntˈviː/ adv
15
  1. somehow
  2. for some reason
Dictionary wording
  1. somehow (in some unknown or unspecific manner)
  2. for some reason; used to express uncertainty about the justification for an opinion

Ich mag es irgendwie.

I'm kind of into that.

Das ist irgendwie wichtig.

That's kind of important.

Hilft Ihnen das irgendwie?

Does that help you at all?

erstmals

adv mostly written
16
  1. for the first time

Also, erstmals Entschuldigung.

Well, let me apologize to you.

Wo sahen Sie sie erstmals?

Where did you see it first?

Sie stand erstmals 1969 auf der Bühne.

Her first appearance on the stage was in 1969.

hierher

/hiːɐ̯ˈheːɐ̯/ adv mostly spoken
17
  1. to here
  2. here (to this place)
  3. hither
Dictionary wording
  1. to here, here (to this place), hither

Du solltest hierher kommen.

You should come here.

Er kam wieder hierher.

He came here again.

Ich komme gerne hierher.

I like to come here.

beispielsweise

/ˈbaɪ̯ʃpiːlsˌvaɪ̯zə/ adv mostly written
18
  1. for example

Über mich beispielsweise.

Me, for instance.

Nehmen wir beispielsweise die Kleidung.

Let's consider the question of clothes.

Er wechselte schnell das Thema und redete 1 Stunde, beispielsweise über sein Auto.

and talk about something else for an hour. About his car, for example.

hingegen

[hɪnˈɡeːɡŋ̩] adv mostly written
19
  1. on the other hand
  2. however / but
= dagegen

Ihn hingegen nicht.

But not him.

Ich hingegen bin ehrlich.

I don't hide them. I'm honest.

Wir hingegen haben nichts.

We have nothing.

hinaus

/hɪˈnaʊ̯s/ adv
20
  1. out
Dictionary wording
  1. out (away from the speaker)

Sie ging hinaus, ohne auf Wiedersehen zu sagen.

She went out without saying goodbye.

Sie ging hinaus, ohne ein Wort zu sagen.

She went out without saying a word.

Ich habe darüber hinaus nichts zu sagen.

I have nothing more to say.

mittlerweile

/mɪtlɐˈvaɪ̯lə/ adv mostly written
21
  1. meanwhile
  2. in the meantime
Dictionary wording
  1. meanwhile, in the meantime

Sie müssten mich mittlerweile kennen.

Sally, you oughta know me by now.

Alle haben es mittlerweile vergessen.

Everyone's forgotten now.

Sie sollten mittlerweile zurück sein.

They should've been back by now.

lediglich

/ˈleːdɪklɪç/ adv
22
  1. merely

Er hat lediglich angerufen.

He just phoned.

Ich bin lediglich ehrlich.

I'm just being honest.

Das ist lediglich Ihre Meinung.

That's simply your opinion.

irgendwo

/ˈɪʁɡəntˌvoː/ adv
23
  1. somewhere
  2. anywhere (in one particular place)

Es ist hier irgendwo.

It's around here somewhere.

Gehe irgendwo anders hin!

Go somewhere else.

Geh irgendwo anders hin!

Go somewhere else.

drüben

/ˈdryːbən/ adv mostly spoken
24
  1. over there
  2. over (at a distance)
  3. beyond / on the other side
  4. on the other side of the Iron Curtain
Dictionary wording
  1. over (implying some distance from the listener)
  2. over there
  3. beyond, on the other side (of some implied line)
  4. on the other side of the Iron Curtain; (western perspective) in East Germany, (eastern perspective) in West Germany

Deine ist da drüben.

Yours is over there.

Deine ist dort drüben.

Yours is over there.

Deiner ist da drüben.

Yours is over there.

darunter

[daˈʁʊntɐ] adv
25
  1. below it
  2. among these / including
Dictionary wording
  1. below it, below that, thereunder
  2. among these, including (indicates membership in a mentioned set)
≠ darüber

Es kommt darauf an, was du darunter verstehst.

It depends on what you mean by that.

Mein Zimmer ist genau darunter.

My room is just below.

Ich hoffe, daß wir einen Schlußstrich darunter ziehen können.

I do hope that we can put that behind us and move on.

wovon

/voˈfɔn/ adv mostly spoken
26
  1. about what
  2. of which (referring to the whole clause)
Dictionary wording
  1. about what, what ... about
  2. of which (referring to the whole clause).

Ich weiß, wovon ich rede.

I know what I'm talking about.

Das ist es, wovon ich rede.

That's what I'm talking about.

Du weißt genau, wovon ich rede.

You know exactly what I'm talking about.

nochmal

/ˈnɔχmaːl/ adv
27
  1. again
  2. once more
Dictionary wording
  1. once again
  2. again, one more time
= noch einmal= nochmals

Bitte sagt das nochmal.

Say it again, please.

Danke nochmal für alles.

Thanks again for everything.

Mach das nicht nochmal.

Don't do that again.

außerdem

[ˈaʊ̯sɐdeːm] adv
28
  1. in addition
  2. furthermore / besides
Dictionary wording
  1. in addition; furthermore, besides

Was wisst ihr außerdem?

What else do you know?

Und außerdem geht es Sie nichts an.

Besides, I don't see that it's any affair of yours.

Du hast außerdem vergessen, auf Wiedersehen zu sagen.

You forgot to say goodbye, too.

durchaus

/dʊrçˈaʊ̯s/ adv
29
  1. absolutely
  2. fully / entirely
  3. definitely / certainly
Dictionary wording
  1. absolutely, fully, entirely
  2. absolutely, definitely, certainly, in any case

Nein, durchaus nicht.

No, not at all, Stanislav.

Aber durchaus nicht.

Not at all.

Das verstehe ich durchaus.

Yes, I understand perfectly.

wenigstens

[ˈveːnɪçstn̩s] adv
30
  1. at least

Ich kann es wenigstens versuchen.

I can at least try.

Wir können es wenigstens versuchen.

We can at least try.

Kannst du es wenigstens versuchen?

Can you at least try?

dennoch

[ˈdɛnɔx] adv
31
  1. nevertheless
  2. however / anyhow
Dictionary wording
  1. anyhow, however

Sie trinken ihn dennoch?

So you wanted it after all?

Ich habe es dennoch versucht.

I tried it anyway.

Wären wir weniger, wäre es dennoch unser Recht.

If we were fewer, the right would still be ours.

vorher

[ˈfoːɐ̯.heːɐ̯] adv
32
  1. beforehand
  2. previously
  3. before
Dictionary wording
  1. beforehand, previously, before (a previously mentioned point or action)

Aber nicht vorher.

Not before.

Wusstest du das vorher?

Did you know that before?

Es ist schon vorher passiert.

It's happened before.

heraus

[hɛˈʁaus] adv
33
  1. out (toward speaker)
  2. out here / out from there
Dictionary wording
  1. out of (in the direction of the speaker); out over here; out from there

Finden wir es heraus!

Let's find out.

Halte dich da heraus!

Stay out of this.

Ich konnte nicht heraus.

I couldn't get out.

plötzlich

/ˈplœt͡slɪç/ adv
34
  1. suddenly
  2. abruptly
  3. sudden / abrupt / brusque (adjective)
Dictionary wording
  1. suddenly, abruptly
  2. sudden, abrupt, brusque

Es passierte plötzlich.

It happened suddenly.

Er wurde plötzlich krank.

He suddenly fell ill.

Das Ende kam plötzlich.

The end came suddenly.

demnach

/ˌdeːmˈnaːx/ adv mostly written
35
  1. therefore
  2. according to it
  3. afterwards
Dictionary wording
  1. therefore, consequently (describing the reasoning process of the speaker)
  2. according to it (when indirectly quoting the claims of a source)
  3. afterwards, after

fort

[fɔɐ̯t] adv
36
  1. away
  2. gone
  3. going on / continuing
  4. fort (fortified defensive structure)
Dictionary wording
  1. away
  2. gone
  3. going on, continuing
  4. fort (fortified defensive structure stationed with troops)

Bitte fahren Sie fort.

Please proceed.

Bring das bitte fort!

Please take this away.

Er war schon fort.

He had already gone.

herum

/hɛɐ̯ˈʁʊm/ adv
37
  1. around
  2. about
Dictionary wording
  1. about, around.

Stehen Sie da nicht nur so herum!

Don't just stand there.

Tom hat gerne Menschen um sich herum.

Tom loves being around people.

Was geht dir im Kopf herum?

What're you thinking about?

herein

[hɛˈʁaɪ̯n] adv mostly spoken
38
  1. in here
Dictionary wording
  1. in (in the direction of the speaker)

Bitte kommen Sie herein!

Please come inside.

Bitte, lass mich herein!

Please let me in.

Bringen Sie ihn herein.

Show him in.

drinnen

/ˈdʁɪnən/ adv
39
  1. inside
Dictionary wording
  1. inside (a room)

Ich bin drinnen.

I'm inside.

Wir sind drinnen.

We're inside.

Bleib da drinnen!

Stay in there.

vorwärts

/ˈfoːr.vɛrts/ adv
40
  1. forward
  2. onward
Dictionary wording
  1. forwards, forward; onwards, onward

Sie bewegten sich langsam vorwärts.

They moved ahead slowly.

Tom schob sich langsam vorwärts.

Tom advanced slowly.

Sie machten einige Schritte vorwärts.

They stepped a few paces forward.

vorn

/fɔʁn/ adv
41
  1. in front

Am Ende lag er vorn.

He came out on top.

Am Ende lag sie vorn.

She came out on top.

Versuche nach vorn zu schauen!

Try to look ahead.

meistens

/ˈmaɪ̯stn̩s/ adv
42
  1. mostly
  2. usually / normally
Dictionary wording
  1. mostly (for the most part)
  2. most often, usually, normally (most of the time)
= meist

Das bist du meistens.

You usually are.

Ich gehe meistens essen.

Most of the time I eat out.

Ich bin ja meistens hier.

I'm here most of the time.

nebenan

/ˌneːbənˈan/ adv
43
  1. next door

Dein Freund ist nebenan.

Your friend's in the other room.

Es ist laut nebenan.

It's noisy next door.

Euer Freund ist nebenan.

Your friend's in the other room.

nirgends

/ˈnɪʁɡn̩ts/ adv
44
  1. nowhere
  2. never
Dictionary wording
  1. nowhere (in no place)
  2. never (at no time)

Das darf man nirgends.

You aren't permitted to do that anywhere.

Geh nirgends allein hin!

Never go anywhere alone.

Ich kann nirgends hin.

I don't have any place to go.

übermorgen

/ˈyːbɐˌmɔʁɡn̩/ adv
45
  1. the day after tomorrow
Dictionary wording
  1. overmorrow, the day after tomorrow
  2. the day after tomorrow

Kommen Sie übermorgen.

Come the day after tomorrow.

Ich fahre übermorgen.

I'm leaving the day after tomorrow.

Treffen wir uns übermorgen!

Let's meet the day after tomorrow.

vorgestern

adv
46
  1. the day before yesterday
Dictionary wording
  1. ereyesterday, the day before yesterday

Das war vorgestern.

That was the day before yesterday.

Den hier vorgestern.

That one the day before yesterday.

Hatte ich vorgestern.

I had that on Wednesday.

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How many adverbs are in German A2?

The A2 list has 46 adverbs, out of 558 words at that level and 518 adverbs from A1 to C2.

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