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.

  1. zufälligerweise accidentally, coincidentally adv C2
  2. zumute Mainly used in set phrases. adv C2
  3. irgendwoher from some place, from somewhere; from any place, from anywhere adv C2
  4. bergab downhill adv C2
  5. haufenweise in heaps, in piles, heaps of, piles of; by the score, in large numbers, abundance of,… adv C2
  6. schnellstens most quickly, in the quickest manner, as quickly as possible adv C2
  7. zusehends noticeably, visibly; rapidly adv C2
  8. fehl only used in fehl am Platz; fault; flaw; failure adv C2
  9. andersrum the other way round, in a reverse position, order or orientation; homosexual, invert adv C2
  10. hinab down, downwards (from the own location downwards) adv C2
  11. bedauerlicherweise regrettably adv C2
  12. nebeneinander next to each other adv C2
  13. zuweilen sometimes, occasionally, from time to time adv C2
  14. schlussendlich finally, ultimately adv C2
  15. inwieweit to what degree, to what extent adv C2
  16. woraus out of what, from which adv C2
  17. herauf up, upwards (to the own location upwards) adv C2
  18. zehnmal ten times; very often, many times adv C2
  19. brutto gross adv C2
  20. einher in (in the direction of the speaker) adv C2
  21. insgeheim secretly, in private adv C2
  22. durchweg consistently, without exception adv C2
  23. woraufhin whereupon adv C2
  24. überallhin everywhere adv C2
  25. ineinander into each other; intertwiningly; with each other adv C2
  26. ansatzweise rudimentarily; to some extent adv C2
  27. geradewegs directly adv C2
  28. zutage obviously, visibly, freely adv C2
  29. obendrein besides, additionally, also adv C2
  30. rundum all around adv C2
  31. vergebens in vain (without success) adv C2
  32. schätzungsweise approximately, roughly adv C2
  33. zunichte brought to nought, ruined adv C2
  34. sukzessive gradually adv C2
  35. beieinander together; togetherness adv C2
  36. schlechthin plainly, absolutely; in its purest form, in its truest sense, as such, par excellence adv C2
  37. dummerweise unfortunately, stupidly adv C2
  38. solang synonym of solange adv C2
  39. sechsmal six times adv C2
  40. beisammen together adv C2
  41. ever ever (with superlative) adv C2
  42. folgendermaßen thus, as follows adv C2
  43. vollends completely, entirely; especially, particularly adv C2
  44. herüber over here (in direction towards the speaker) adv C2
  45. dereinst one day; once adv C2
  46. tags in the daytime adv C2
  47. dalli quickly; with hurry adv C2
  48. bergauf uphill adv C2
  49. gemeinhin commonly adv C2
  50. großteils largely adv C2
  51. hundertmal a hundred times adv C2
  52. paarmal a few times adv C2
  53. zuallererst first of all adv C2
  54. eingangs at the beginning, as part of the introduction (of an event or text) adv C2
  55. schleunigst straight away adv C2
  56. woandershin elsewhere, somewhere else adv C2
  57. wogegen against what, against which; whereas adv C2
  58. demzufolge therefore, hence; accordingly, according to that adv C2
  59. reihenweise serially adv C2
  60. seltsamerweise strangely enough, curiously enough, oddly enough adv C2

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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