Vocabulary · Adverbs
German Adverbs List, A1 to C2, Words 481–518
Words 481 to 518 of 518, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
518
entries
65
at A1
51
at A2
99
at B1
- kopfüber headfirst, headlong, head over heels
- andersherum the other way round
- zweierlei In two manners, in a double sense.
- andernorts elsewhere
- gemach slowly, without hurry; slowly!, easy!
- intus down (alcohol, food etc.)
- gleichsam as it were; so to speak; equally; likewise
- rechtens legal(ly), proper(ly), licit(ly) (according to all applicable laws and rules); by right,…
- zunutze For the purpose or benefit (of)
- hinfort henceforth, from now on; away
- freundlicherweise kindly
- zuleide harm, harmful
- übereinander one above the other
- empor up, upward
- nichtsdestotrotz nonetheless
- hierauf here, on this; after this, hereupon
- drumherum around, all around; something that accompanies something, surroundings, dealings,…
- zwangsweise compulsorily
- abhanden gone, lost
- inkognito incognito
- anno in the year of
- weithin widely; largely
- mitnichten by no means, not at all
- stellenweise in some spots, in some places
- fernab far away; far away from
- partout at all costs, absolutely
- voreinander before one another / each other; to one another / each other
- schlimmstenfalls at worst, in the worst case
- obendrauf on top, on top of
- logischerweise accordingly, logically, naturally
- mega very, super, mega; awesome, amazing
- weiters furthermore, moreover
- demgegenüber in contrast to that; compared to that
- vormittags before noon, a.m., in the morning
- interessanterweise interestingly, intriguingly
- kurzum in short
- werktags on weekdays
- wochentags on weekdays (including Saturdays)
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.
Are the adverb forms included?
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