Vocabulary · Adverbs

German Adverbs List — A1 to C2 — Words 181–240

Continuing the list — words 181 to 240 of 246, still commonest first. Back to the start of the list.

246 entries
23 at A1
34 at A2
35 at B1

Each row links to the word's full entry — meanings, forms, examples and audio — on its own level page.

  1. imstande capable adv C1
  2. anderswo elsewhere adv C1
  3. dermaßen to such an extent, so much adv C1
  4. zufälligerweise accidentally, coincidentally adv C1
  5. zumute Mainly used in set phrases. adv C1
  6. erstmals for the first time adv C1
  7. haufenweise in heaps, in piles, heaps of, piles of; by the score, in large numbers, abundance of,… adv C1
  8. bedauerlicherweise regrettably adv C1
  9. größtenteils largely, mostly adv C1
  10. nacheinander successively; consecutively adv C1
  11. herauf up, upwards (to the own location upwards) adv C1
  12. halbwegs halfway, at the halfway point; reasonably, halfway, somewhat (not fully, but to an… adv C1
  13. insgeheim secretly, in private adv C1
  14. geradewegs directly adv C1
  15. vergebens in vain (without success) adv C1
  16. allemal at any rate, at all events, by far; always adv C1
  17. dummerweise unfortunately, stupidly adv C1
  18. bestenfalls at best adv C1
  19. obendrein besides, additionally, also adv C1
  20. zuteil granted; bestowed adv C1
  21. freilich however, albeit; of course, admittedly adv C1
  22. aufwärts upwards, uphill; upstream adv C1
  23. tonnenweise tons of adv C1
  24. ansatzweise rudimentarily; to some extent adv C1
  25. hierzu hereto adv C1
  26. genau genommen strictly speaking; technically adv C1
  27. schleunigst straight away adv C1
  28. schlussendlich finally, ultimately adv C1
  29. auswärts out of town; outside the place in question; away; on the opponent’s turf adv C1
  30. seltsamerweise strangely enough, curiously enough, oddly enough adv C1
  31. zweifelsohne undoubtedly adv C1
  32. hierüber about this; over this adv C1
  33. zugute indicates something is for the benefit of the dative object of the verb adv C1
  34. schliesslich Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of schließlich adv C1
  35. fortan henceforth adv C1
  36. freundlicherweise kindly adv C1
  37. empor up, upward adv C1
  38. ehemals formerly adv C1
  39. nichtsdestotrotz nonetheless adv C1
  40. nunmehr as from now, henceforth adv C1
  41. schlimmstenfalls at worst, in the worst case adv C1
  42. vorab beforehand; first (to begin with, to start with) adv C1
  43. ironischerweise ironically adv C1
  44. zirka circa adv C1
  45. unterdessen meanwhile, in the meantime adv C1
  46. mitunter now and then, occasionally adv C1
  47. vornherein only used in von vornherein adv C1
  48. zeitweise at times; for a time adv C1
  49. fälschlicherweise wrongly, erroneously adv C1
  50. zuweilen sometimes, occasionally, from time to time adv C1
  51. zweierlei In two manners, in a double sense. adv C1
  52. umhin around adv C1
  53. allzeit always adv C1
  54. traurigerweise sadly adv C1
  55. seinerzeit back then, at the time (typically years ago, earlier in the life of the speaker); in due… adv C1
  56. vorsichtshalber as a precaution adv C1
  57. demzufolge therefore, hence; accordingly, according to that adv C1
  58. flussaufwärts upstream adv C1
  59. flussabwärts downstream adv C1
  60. komischerweise funnily enough; strangely enough adv C1

Common questions

How many German adverbs should I know?

This list holds 246 adverbs graded A1 to C2. 57 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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