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German Function Words List — A1 to C2 — Words 121–151

Continuing the list — words 121 to 151 of 151, still commonest first. Back to the start of the list.

151 entries
72 at A1
12 at A2
21 at B1

Each row links to the word's full entry — meanings, forms, examples and audio — on its own level page.

  1. beziehungsweise and … respectively; or alternatively, also conj B2
  2. insofern provided, inasmuch as conj B2
  3. wohingegen whereas conj B2
  4. darüber hinaus furthermore, moreover; beyond it/this/that phrase B2
  5. derjenige he (who); the one pron C1
  6. jenseits beyond, on the other side of prep C1
  7. jener that, that one pron C1
  8. einschließlich including, comprising prep C1
  9. inklusive including prep C1
  10. zuliebe for the sake of postp C1
  11. dergleichen such; suchlike, the like pron C1
  12. inmitten amid prep C1
  13. samt together with prep C1
  14. andernfalls adversative conjunction, otherwise, for else conj C1
  15. jeglicher any, each, every det C1
  16. ungeachtet regardless of, notwithstanding; irrespective of prep C1
  17. alledem all (of) this, any of this pron C1
  18. zumal especially since (giving a reason which justifies the expectation of a certain behaviour… conj C1
  19. derweil while conj C1
  20. obgleich albeit, even though conj C1
  21. zugunsten in support of, in favor of prep C1
  22. hunderttausend one hundred thousand num C1
  23. mitsamt together with prep C1
  24. infolge because of, due to, owing to prep C1
  25. seitens by, on behalf of, at the hands of, on the part of (originating from, or concerning the… prep C1
  26. abzüglich less, minus prep C1
  27. jeglich any; each det C1
  28. zufolge according to; as a result of prep C1
  29. geschweige let alone; used after a negative or limiting clause to introduce another that applies… conj C2
  30. ihresgleichen the likes of her; the likes of it pron C2
  31. Nimmerwiedersehen alternative form of auf Nimmerwiedersehen intj C2

Common questions

How many German function words should I know?

This list holds 151 function words graded A1 to C2. 84 of them fall in A1–A2, which is the set worth knowing cold before anything else.

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