viert
1- in a group of four
Dictionary wording
- only used in zu viert.
Wenn man den Säugling mitzählt, dann sind wir zu viert.
If you count the baby, then there are four of us.
Vocabulary · C2 function words
German C2 Function Words
The 42 function words of German C2, commonest first.
By level
indessen
2- meanwhile
- however / nevertheless
- while (at the same time)
Dictionary wording
- nevertheless, and yet
- while (at the same time)
- however, nevertheless
- at the same time, meanwhile
Du kannst vermutlich erahnen, was indessen passiert.
You can probably guess what happens though.
zig
3- umpteen
- tens of / dozens of
Dictionary wording
- umpteen, tens of, dozens of (an unspecified number, usually between 10 and 100)
huhu
4- hey
- hello / hi
Dictionary wording
- hey (calling out to someone to catch their attention, often across a distance)
- hello, hi (as a greeting)
stillgestanden
5- attention (military command)
Dictionary wording
- attention (command that soldiers stand with their feet together and hands at their hips)
husch
6- whoosh
Dictionary wording
- whoosh (sound of something moving at high speed)
boah
7- wow
- ugh / damn (annoyance, exasperation, disgust)
- wow (marvel, surprise)
Dictionary wording
- wow, ugh; An expression of annoyance or exasperation or disgust.
- wow, damn; An expression of marvel or surprise.
miau
8- meow
Dictionary wording
- meow (cry of a cat)
bah
9- yuck
Dictionary wording
- an exclamation of disgust: yuck, etc.
hui
10- wow
Dictionary wording
- an exclamation of pleasant surprise
viereinhalb
11- four and a half
schachmatt
12- checkmate!
- checkmated
- checkmate (situation where the king's defeat is inevitable)
- checkmate, definite defeat
Dictionary wording
- checkmate! (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
- checkmated
- checkmate (situation where the king's defeat is inevitable)
- checkmate, definite defeat
Schachmatt, glaube ich.
Checkmate, I think.
Schachmatt in 2 Zügen.
Checkmate in two moves.
Schachmatt in 13 Zügen!
And I chose the rules.
tschau
13- goodbye
- ciao
Dictionary wording
- goodbye, ciao
moin
14zulasten
15- to the detriment of
- at the cost of
Dictionary wording
- detrimental to, to the detriment of (someone/something)
- at the cost of (something)
Governs
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zulasten + Genitiv
= auf Kosten≠ zugunsten
vonseiten
16- on the part of
- by / at the hands of
- on behalf of
Dictionary wording
- by, on behalf of, at the hands of, on the part of (originating from, or concerning the stance of, a specific subgroup or party)
Governs
-
vonseiten + Genitiv
ui
17- wow
- oh no / alas
- hmm / well
Dictionary wording
- An exclamation of surprise, joy, excitement, or admiration.
- An exclamation of worry or lament.
- An exclamation of pondering.
put
18- chook (call to attract chickens)
Dictionary wording
- chook (call used to attract chickens)
obgleich
19- even though
- albeit
Dictionary wording
- albeit, even though
Im Grunde genommen hatte ich immer eine Wut auf sie, obgleich ich sie zugleich mochte.
Fact is, I've always been furious with her, even though I liked her.
Ich habe mein Gewicht gehalten, obgleich viele meiner Freunde zugenommen haben, als sie älter wurden.
I've kept my weight down even though many of my friends have gained weight as they've grown older.
Ich bin ganz Ohr, obgleich ich mich langweile.
Go ahead. I'm fascinated, as boring as it may be.
einhundert
20- one hundred
Zehn ist zehn Prozent von einhundert.
Ten is ten percent of one hundred.
Er hatte nur einhundert Yen bei sich.
He had only one hundred yen with him.
Alles zusammen hat es mich einhundert Dollar gekostet.
It has cost me $100 altogether.
zehntausend
21- ten thousand
Sind zehntausend Yen genug?
Is ten thousand yen enough?
Er gab mir zehntausend Yen.
He gave me 10,000 yen.
Ihm wurden zehntausend Dollar gezahlt.
He was paid 10,000 dollars.
hach
22- ah
- expresses musing or nostalgia
- signals the end of a conversation
Dictionary wording
- expresses musing or nostalgia
- signals the end of a conservation, typically when nobody has spoken for a short while
oha
23- whoa
Dictionary wording
- An expression of surprise (similar to English whoa).
moi
24- aw
Dictionary wording
- aw (Used to express affection.)
brr
25- brr (exclamation of cold)
- exclamation of disgust or aversion
Dictionary wording
- brr (exclamation of cold)
- an exclamation of disgust or aversion
quak
26- croak / ribbit
- quack (duck sound)
Dictionary wording
- croak, ribbit (sound of a frog or a toad)
- quack (sound of a duck)
wuff
27- woof
zwecks
28- for the purpose of
Governs
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zwecks + Genitiv
Ich bin zwecks eines Musikstudiums in dieses Land gekommen.
I came to this country for the purpose of studying music.
Sie ging zwecks eines Literaturstudiums nach Italien.
She went to Italy to study literature.
derlei
29- this kind
- this type / sort
Dictionary wording
- this kind / type / sort
Noch nie hat jemand derlei zu mir gesagt.
No one has ever said such things to me.
Wir müssen derlei Dingen ein Ende bereiten.
We've got to put a stop to this kind of stuff.
Gibt es für derlei Dinge heutzutage einen großen Absatzmarkt?
Is there a big market for this kind of thing these days?
Mannomann
30- wow
- man oh man / boy oh boy
Dictionary wording
- expression of astonishment
zwo
31- two
hunderttausend
32- one hundred thousand
Oder sollten es hunderttausend sein?
Or should it be a hundred thousand?
Warum glaubst du, du bekommst mehrere hunderttausend?
What makes you think you'll have several hundred thousand dollars?
Das sind mehrere hunderttausend Dollar Schaden.
We are talking about hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage.
siehste
33- you see?
- didn't I tell you so?
Dictionary wording
- you see?; didn't I tell you so?
Namaste
34- namaste
- namaste (noun)
muh
35- moo
eintausend
36- one thousand
Jeder hat eintausend Dollar bezahlt.
Each person paid a thousand dollars.
Beinahe eintausend Personen nahmen an der Demonstration teil.
Nearly a thousand people participated in the demonstration.
Wir schätzten den Schaden auf eintausend Dollar.
We estimated the damage at $1,000.
willen
37- for the sake of
Dictionary wording
- only used in um … willen
Um Himmels willen: sag das nicht!
For goodness' sake, don't say that!
Wir arbeiten um des Friedens willen.
We are working in the interest of peace.
Tom opferte sich um seiner Freunde willen.
Tom sacrificed himself for his friends.
hatschi
38- achoo
- bless you / gesundheit
Dictionary wording
- achoo (the sound of a sneeze)
- bless you; gesundheit (used a response to someone’s sneezing, also sometimes one’s own)
ihresgleichen
39- the likes of her
- the likes of it
- the likes of them
Was sind "ihresgleichen"?
What's An Ilk?
Sie gehen zurück zu ihresgleichen.
You'll be off, back to your own sort.
Wollen Sie nie mit ihresgleichen diskutieren?
You never feel the need to exchange ideas with your fellow man?
obschon
40- although
- albeit
Dictionary wording
- albeit (despite its being; although)
Tom und Maria hielten an ihrer Ehe fest, obschon sie sich nicht leiden mochten.
Tom and Mary stayed married even though they didn't like each other.
ergo
41- therefore
- consequently / thus
Dictionary wording
- ergo
sonder
42- without
- except / not including
Dictionary wording
- without; except; not including
Governs
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sonder + Akkusativ
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How many function words are in German C2?
The C2 list has 42 function words, out of 5,433 words at that level and 303 function words from A1 to C2.
Which C2 function words should I learn first?
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