Vocabulary · Adverbs
German Adverbs List — A1 to C2 — Words 421–480
Continuing the list — words 421 to 480 of 518, still commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
518
entries
83
at A1
45
at A2
84
at B1
Each row links to the word's full entry — meanings, forms, examples and audio — on its own level page.
- 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)
- bedauerlicherweise regrettably
- nebeneinander next to each other
- zuweilen sometimes, occasionally, from time to time
- schlussendlich finally, ultimately
- inwieweit to what degree, to what extent
- woraus out of what, from which
- herauf up, upwards (to the own location upwards)
- zehnmal ten times; very often, many times
- brutto gross
- einher in (in the direction of the speaker)
- insgeheim secretly, in private
- durchweg consistently, without exception
- woraufhin whereupon
- überallhin everywhere
- ineinander into each other; intertwiningly; with each other
- ansatzweise rudimentarily; to some extent
- geradewegs directly
- zutage obviously, visibly, freely
- obendrein besides, additionally, also
- rundum all around
- vergebens in vain (without success)
- schätzungsweise approximately, roughly
- zunichte brought to nought, ruined
- sukzessive gradually
- beieinander together; togetherness
- schlechthin plainly, absolutely; in its purest form, in its truest sense, as such, par excellence
- dummerweise unfortunately, stupidly
- solang synonym of solange
- sechsmal six times
- beisammen together
- ever ever (with superlative)
- folgendermaßen thus, as follows
- vollends completely, entirely; especially, particularly
- herüber over here (in direction towards the speaker)
- dereinst one day; once
- tags in the daytime
- dalli quickly; with hurry
- bergauf uphill
- gemeinhin commonly
- großteils largely
- hundertmal a hundred times
- paarmal a few times
- zuallererst first of all
- eingangs at the beginning, as part of the introduction (of an event or text)
- schleunigst straight away
- woandershin elsewhere, somewhere else
- wogegen against what, against which; whereas
- demzufolge therefore, hence; accordingly, according to that
- reihenweise serially
- seltsamerweise strangely enough, curiously enough, oddly enough
Common questions
How many German adverbs should I know?
This list holds 518 adverbs graded A1 to C2. 128 of them fall in A1–A2, which is the set worth knowing cold before anything else.
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