Vocabulary · Function Words
German Function Words List, A1 to C2, Words 61–120
Words 61 to 120 of 297, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
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68
at A1
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at A2
42
at B1
- hi hi
- all all; every (in time intervals, with plural noun)
- euer your (addressing two or more people informally); genitive/possessive of Ihr
- zufolge according to
- mehrere multiple, several; more than one; a number of
- he An exclamation to get attention; hey; Expresses protest or reprimand; hey
- weh tun
- hunderteins one hundred and one
- zu to, towards (indicates directionality); with respect to; regarding
- als at (approximately) the same moment, when, while, as; than
- dass that; so that
- wenn when, whenever; if (on the condition that)
- gegen against; toward (i.e. directed to someone/something)
- unter under; below
- denn for; because; since; than
- seit since; for (some past period of time)
- weil because, given that; while, during
- zwischen between; among, amongst
- selbst personally, by oneself; even
- wegen for, because of; concerning, regarding
- jemand someone, somebody
- gegenüber opposite; to, toward, towards
- pro per, each
- hinter behind, after; after (in pursuit of)
- ah expressing understanding; expressing contentment
- neben next to, beside, alongside, adjacent to, near, near to; in addition to, besides,…
- solch such
- dessen genitive masculine/neuter singular of der; whose, of which
- sieben seven (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 7; or describing a set with…
- äh an exclamation of disgust; yuck, ew, ugh; uh, er (expression of confusion or uncertainty)
- acht eight (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 8; or describing a set with…
- irgendetwas anything
- außer except; besides; apart from; out of
- tja well, hmm; Used to express acceptance of one's misfortune; oh well, welp
- innerhalb within, inside (of); within, in the space of
- neun nine (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 9; or this many dots:…
- aufgrund due to, because of, as a result of, by reason of, on account of
- ähm Um; uh (space filler or pause during conversation).
- sowohl both (only in combination with a contrasting second element, see derived terms)
- ha Expresses laughter.; Expresses triumph or discovery.
- zwölf twelve; twelve, a dozen
- welcher which; what; which
- tschüs bye / bye-bye; goodbye
- außerhalb outside (of), beyond; outside
- danke thanks, thank you
- ein paar some; a few; a couple of
- wie viel how much; how many; how much; how often
- mit with (in the company of, alongside); with, by (using as an instrument, by means of)
- sich Reciprocal pronoun of the third person plural: each other (in both dative and accusative)
- etwas something; somewhat, slightly
- sondern rather, but (instead).; so?, then what?, so you tell me!
- ob Introduces an indirect question, a doubt. if, whether.; if, in case
- während while (at the same time as); whereas, while (in contrast to)
- bevor before
- halt stop!, wait!; Indicating that something is generally known, or cannot be changed, or the…
- statt instead of; instead of, in one's stead
- falls if, in the event that; in case, in order to be prepared if
- trotz in spite of, despite; defiance
- nachdem after (that); given that, being that
- sobald as soon as, by the time
Common questions
How many German function words should I know?
This list holds 297 function words graded A1 to C2. 107 of them fall in A1–A2, which is the set worth knowing cold before anything else.
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