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
  1. kopfüber headfirst, headlong, head over heels adv C2
  2. andersherum the other way round adv C2
  3. zweierlei In two manners, in a double sense. adv C2
  4. andernorts elsewhere adv C2
  5. gemach slowly, without hurry; slowly!, easy! adv C2
  6. intus down (alcohol, food etc.) adv C2
  7. gleichsam as it were; so to speak; equally; likewise adv C2
  8. rechtens legal(ly), proper(ly), licit(ly) (according to all applicable laws and rules); by right,… adv C2
  9. zunutze For the purpose or benefit (of) adv C2
  10. hinfort henceforth, from now on; away adv C2
  11. freundlicherweise kindly adv C2
  12. zuleide harm, harmful adv C2
  13. übereinander one above the other adv C2
  14. empor up, upward adv C2
  15. nichtsdestotrotz nonetheless adv C2
  16. hierauf here, on this; after this, hereupon adv C2
  17. drumherum around, all around; something that accompanies something, surroundings, dealings,… adv C2
  18. zwangsweise compulsorily adv C2
  19. abhanden gone, lost adv C2
  20. inkognito incognito adv C2
  21. anno in the year of adv C2
  22. weithin widely; largely adv C2
  23. mitnichten by no means, not at all adv C2
  24. stellenweise in some spots, in some places adv C2
  25. fernab far away; far away from adv C2
  26. partout at all costs, absolutely adv C2
  27. voreinander before one another / each other; to one another / each other adv C2
  28. schlimmstenfalls at worst, in the worst case adv C2
  29. obendrauf on top, on top of adv C2
  30. logischerweise accordingly, logically, naturally adv C2
  31. mega very, super, mega; awesome, amazing adv C2
  32. weiters furthermore, moreover adv C2
  33. demgegenüber in contrast to that; compared to that adv C2
  34. vormittags before noon, a.m., in the morning adv C2
  35. interessanterweise interestingly, intriguingly adv C2
  36. kurzum in short adv C2
  37. werktags on weekdays adv C2
  38. wochentags on weekdays (including Saturdays) adv C2

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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