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.
- imstande capable
- anderswo elsewhere
- dermaßen to such an extent, so much
- zufälligerweise accidentally, coincidentally
- zumute Mainly used in set phrases.
- erstmals for the first time
- haufenweise in heaps, in piles, heaps of, piles of; by the score, in large numbers, abundance of,…
- bedauerlicherweise regrettably
- größtenteils largely, mostly
- nacheinander successively; consecutively
- herauf up, upwards (to the own location upwards)
- halbwegs halfway, at the halfway point; reasonably, halfway, somewhat (not fully, but to an…
- insgeheim secretly, in private
- geradewegs directly
- vergebens in vain (without success)
- allemal at any rate, at all events, by far; always
- dummerweise unfortunately, stupidly
- bestenfalls at best
- obendrein besides, additionally, also
- zuteil granted; bestowed
- freilich however, albeit; of course, admittedly
- aufwärts upwards, uphill; upstream
- tonnenweise tons of
- ansatzweise rudimentarily; to some extent
- hierzu hereto
- genau genommen strictly speaking; technically
- schleunigst straight away
- schlussendlich finally, ultimately
- auswärts out of town; outside the place in question; away; on the opponent’s turf
- seltsamerweise strangely enough, curiously enough, oddly enough
- zweifelsohne undoubtedly
- hierüber about this; over this
- zugute indicates something is for the benefit of the dative object of the verb
- schliesslich Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of schließlich
- fortan henceforth
- freundlicherweise kindly
- empor up, upward
- ehemals formerly
- nichtsdestotrotz nonetheless
- nunmehr as from now, henceforth
- schlimmstenfalls at worst, in the worst case
- vorab beforehand; first (to begin with, to start with)
- ironischerweise ironically
- zirka circa
- unterdessen meanwhile, in the meantime
- mitunter now and then, occasionally
- vornherein only used in von vornherein
- zeitweise at times; for a time
- fälschlicherweise wrongly, erroneously
- zuweilen sometimes, occasionally, from time to time
- zweierlei In two manners, in a double sense.
- umhin around
- allzeit always
- traurigerweise sadly
- seinerzeit back then, at the time (typically years ago, earlier in the life of the speaker); in due…
- vorsichtshalber as a precaution
- demzufolge therefore, hence; accordingly, according to that
- flussaufwärts upstream
- flussabwärts downstream
- komischerweise funnily enough; strangely enough
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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