Vocabulary · Function Words
German Function Words List — A1 to C2 — Words 181–240
Continuing the list — words 181 to 240 of 297, still commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
297
entries
104
at A1
25
at A2
28
at B1
Each row links to the word's full entry — meanings, forms, examples and audio — on its own level page.
- anstatt instead of
- null zero; nil; nought; (tennis) love (integer number between −1 and 1, denoting no quantity…
- Beeilung hurry up!; hurry
- vieles much, many things
- mittels by means of
- ciao ciao
- samt together with; only used in samt und sonders
- wayne who cares
- binnen within (a time span)
- zumal especially since (giving a reason which justifies the expectation of a certain behaviour…
- anhand by means of, with (the help of)
- zack Onomatopoeia expressing that something happens quickly or suddenly.
- seitens by, on behalf of, at the hands of, on the part of (originating from, or concerning the…
- jenseits beyond, on the other side of; beyond, on the other side
- bezüglich regarding, with respect to; referential
- aua ouch, ow (expression of one's own physical pain)
- etliche scores (of), a number (of), several, quite a few (of)
- irgendwer someone; anyone
- ey Used to call someone's attention, or as an intensifier when placed at the end.;…
- sofern provided (that), if
- hinsichtlich regarding, concerning, with regard to
- zugunsten in support of, in favor of
- oje Oh dear!; Outlook Express
- mithilfe by means of, with; help, assistance
- unterhalb below
- eineinhalb one and a half (1½), sesqui-
- anlässlich on the occasion of
- zweit only used in zu zweit.
- zweieinhalb two and a half
- herrje geez; oh my goodness!
- allesamt all, everyone, everybody, all and sundry
- wider against
- jeglicher any, each, every
- igitt an exclamation of disgust: yuck!, ew!, phew!, ugh!
- peng bang (a verbal emulation of a sudden percussive sound)
- infolge because of, due to, owing to
- zehnte tenth
- och expressing endearment, pity, consideration, etc.
- anderthalb one and a half (1+¹⁄₂), sesqui-
- juhu yay; yahoo; woohoo (expression of joy)
- zuliebe for the sake of
- ick I
- merci thank you
- oberhalb above
- dritt only used in zu dritt.
- dergleichen such; suchlike, the like
- autsch ouch (expression of one's own physical pain)
- nanu An expression of wonderment or confusion.
- jedermann everyone
- ups oops
- huch Expression of surprise.
- jep yep, yup
- innert within
- respektive respectively
- inmitten amid; in the middle
- unweit not far from; not far
- pfui an exclamation of disgust, aversion, dislike, contempt, or annoyance
- puh phew!
- jap yep; yup; yop
- hallöchen hello there
Common questions
How many German function words should I know?
This list holds 297 function words graded A1 to C2. 129 of them fall in A1–A2, which is the set worth knowing cold before anything else.
Are the function word forms included?
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