Vocabulary · Adverbs
German Adverbs List, A1 to C2, Words 361–420
Words 361 to 420 of 518, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
518
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65
at A1
51
at A2
99
at B1
- zugrunde to destruction; as basis
- insofern up to here; in that
- frühestens at the earliest
- ihrerseits from her; on her behalf; as for her; from them; on their behalf; as for them
- hintereinander consecutively; in tandem, in succession, one after another
- üblicherweise generally, usually, normally
- kurzerhand without further ado, without a second thought; curtly, abruptly
- hindurch through, throughout
- inne only used in inne sein, innehalten, innewerden etc.; inside
- ehemals formerly
- unlängst recently (in the recent past)
- neuerdings lately; again
- herab down, downwards (to the own location downwards)
- bisweilen sometimes, occasionally, from time to time, now and then
- aneinander together; against each other
- sonntags on Sundays, every Sunday; on (the next or last) Sunday
- nacheinander successively; consecutively
- schlichtweg synonym of schlechterdings (“simply”)
- vielerorts in many places
- notfalls if necessary, in a pinch
- allerseits everybody, by everybody, to everybody; on all sides, from all sides
- wahrlich truly, really, verily
- ausnahmsweise exceptionally; as an exception
- seinerseits from him; on his behalf; as for him
- gewissermaßen in a way
- überdies moreover
- öfters quite often
- bestenfalls at best
- höchstpersönlich Of an important or famous person, (jocularly of other persons) in person; personally…
- höchstwahrscheinlich most likely
- währenddessen meanwhile, in the meantime
- drittens thirdly
- imstande capable
- jeher always
- mittendrin right in the middle
- allemal at any rate, at all events, by far; always
- andernfalls otherwise, or else; adversative conjunction, otherwise, for else
- netto net (as in net profit or net weight)
- seinetwegen because of him, for his sake; as far as he is concerned (he doesn't mind if); for all he…
- herbei hither, here, to here, to this place
- dermaßen to such an extent, so much
- vornherein only used in von vornherein
- vornehmlich especially; principally, primarily
- folglich thus, therefore, consequently, hence
- fünfmal fivefold
- sogleich immediately, straight away
- wohlauf well, healthy
- nimmer never, at no time; no more, no longer, never again
- tausendmal a thousand times; countless times
- zirka circa
- zufälligerweise accidentally, coincidentally
- zumute Mainly used in set phrases.
- irgendwoher from some place, from somewhere; from any place, from anywhere
- bergab downhill
- haufenweise in heaps, in piles, heaps of, piles of; by the score, in large numbers, abundance of,…
- schnellstens most quickly, in the quickest manner, as quickly as possible
- zusehends noticeably, visibly; rapidly
- fehl only used in fehl am Platz; fault; flaw; failure
- andersrum the other way round, in a reverse position, order or orientation; homosexual, invert
- hinab down, downwards (from the own location downwards)
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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