German Function Words List, A1 to C2

1. der nominative masculine singular definite article, the; who; that; which article A1
2. ich I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun); ego pron A1
3. sie she; it (when the object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine [die]) pron A1
4. und and; links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express… conj A1
5. in [with dative] in, inside, within, at (inside a building); [with dative] in (pertaining to) prep A1
6. du you (singular familiar), thou; the thou, the you (singular) pron A1
7. von from; of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below) prep A1
8. es Refers to a neuter noun (person, animal, thing or abstract); it, they pron A1
9. auf [with dative] on, upon (positioned at the top of); [with accusative] on, onto, up… prep A1
10. wir we pron A1
11. für describes an abstract directionality towards a person or matter; for (intended for) prep A1
12. was what; which; referring to the entire preceding clause pron A1
13. er he; it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being… pron A1
14. ein one; the same num A1
15. aber but; however; though; again conj A1
16. an on, upon, at, in, against; by, near, close to, next to prep A1
17. bei by, near; at prep A1
18. nach after, past (later in time); after, behind (in sequence) prep A1
19. um about; around prep A1
20. Ihr you (polite/formal; both singular and plural); your (that belongs to you (when formally… pron A1
21. nein no; a no intj A1
22. vor in front of, ahead of (relative location in space); before, prior to, ahead of (relative… prep A1
23. über [with accusative or dative] above, over (spatially); [with accusative] about,… prep A1
24. mehr something more; more pron A1
25. oder or; right?; is it?; is it not? conj A1
26. man one, you, they (indefinite pronoun, referring to people at large; construed as a… pron A1
27. bis until; to conj A1
28. mein my det A1
29. doch yes; surely; really; on the contrary; though; yet; but; however; nevertheless particle A1
30. kein no; not a(n); not one; not any pron A1
31. durch by means of; by; through; through; entering, then exiting prep A1
32. nichts nothing; nothingness, void pron A1
33. oh oh intj A1
34. also so, therefore; then, thus, so, hence (Used to connect a sentence or clause with previous… conj A1
35. zwei two (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 2; or describing a set with two… num A1
36. dieser this one, this; that one, that pron A1
37. wer who (what person or people); what, which (one) (see usage notes) pron A1
38. okay OK intj A1
39. dein thy, your (esp. to friends, relatives, children, etc.). det A1
40. drei three (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 3; or describing a set with… num A1
41. viel much, a lot; much, many pron A1
42. ohne without conj A1
43. ab beginning at that time or location; from; off, detached (not attached to anything… prep A1
44. allem Dative singular masculine and neutral gender forms of alles ("all"). pron A1
45. hallo hello; a general greeting used when meeting someone intj A1
46. sowie as well as; as soon as conj A1
47. unser our det A1
48. beide both; two det A1
49. vier four (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 4; or describing a set with four… num A1
50. fünf five (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 5; or describing a set with five… num A1
51. genug enough, sufficient, an adequate number or amount of; enough, an adequate number or amount det A1
52. dies this pron pl. diese A1
53. zehn ten (numerical value represented in Arabic numerals as 10); ten (number) num A1
54. niemand nobody, no one; nobody (unimportant person) pron A1
55. einig some, a few, plenty; united pron A1
56. allen Genitive singular masculine and neutral gender forms of alles ("all") for strong… pron A1
57. ne right?; is it?; is it not?; tag question; ISO 3166-2:CH code of Neuenburg (canton) particle A1
58. jeder each; each, every pron A1
59. per by, by means of, through, via; by (a date) prep A1
60. sechs six (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 6; or describing a set with six… num A1

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