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German Function Words List — A1 to C2 — Words 241–297

Continuing the list — words 241 to 297 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.

  1. mangels for lack of, due to lack of prep C1
  2. wenngleich albeit (despite its being; although) conj C1
  3. geschweige let alone; used after a negative or limiting clause to introduce another that applies… conj C1
  4. buh boo intj C1
  5. det it pron C1
  6. dreieinhalb three and a half num C1
  7. nebst besides; with; in addition to; accompanied by prep C1
  8. basta period, end of discussion intj C1
  9. hüa giddyup!, move on!, go faster! intj C2
  10. ahoi general greeting between ships intj C2
  11. verhext jinx intj C2
  12. servus hello, hi; goodbye, bye, farewell intj C2
  13. mitsamt together with prep C2
  14. ungeachtet regardless of, notwithstanding; irrespective of; regardless of the fact that; despite… prep C2
  15. alledem all (of) this, any of this pron C2
  16. ka no idea (alternative spelling of k. A. – abbreviation of keine Ahnung) phrase C2
  17. viert only used in zu viert. particle C2
  18. indessen nevertheless, and yet; while (at the same time) conj C2
  19. zig umpteen, tens of, dozens of (an unspecified number, usually between 10 and 100) num C2
  20. huhu hey (calling out to someone to catch their attention, often across a distance); hello,… intj C2
  21. stillgestanden attention (command that soldiers stand with their feet together and hands at their hips) intj C2
  22. husch whoosh (sound of something moving at high speed) intj C2
  23. boah wow, ugh; An expression of annoyance or exasperation or disgust.; wow, damn; An… intj C2
  24. miau meow (cry of a cat) intj C2
  25. bah an exclamation of disgust: yuck, etc. intj C2
  26. hui an exclamation of pleasant surprise intj C2
  27. viereinhalb four and a half num C2
  28. schachmatt checkmate! (said when making the conclusive move in chess); checkmated intj C2
  29. tschau goodbye, ciao intj C2
  30. moin hi intj C2
  31. zulasten detrimental to, to the detriment of (someone/something); at the cost of (something) prep C2
  32. vonseiten by, on behalf of, at the hands of, on the part of (originating from, or concerning the… prep C2
  33. ui An exclamation of surprise, joy, excitement, or admiration.; An exclamation of worry or… intj C2
  34. put chook (call used to attract chickens) intj C2
  35. obgleich albeit, even though conj C2
  36. einhundert one hundred num C2
  37. zehntausend ten thousand num C2
  38. hach expresses musing or nostalgia; signals the end of a conservation, typically when nobody… intj C2
  39. oha An expression of surprise (similar to English whoa). intj C2
  40. moi aw (Used to express affection.) intj C2
  41. brr brr (exclamation of cold); an exclamation of disgust or aversion intj C2
  42. quak croak, ribbit (sound of a frog or a toad); quack (sound of a duck) intj C2
  43. wuff woof intj C2
  44. zwecks for the purpose of prep C2
  45. derlei this kind / type / sort pron C2
  46. Mannomann expression of astonishment intj C2
  47. zwo two num C2
  48. hunderttausend one hundred thousand num C2
  49. siehste you see?; didn't I tell you so? intj C2
  50. Namaste namaste!; namaste intj C2
  51. muh moo. intj C2
  52. eintausend one thousand num C2
  53. willen only used in um … willen postp C2
  54. hatschi achoo (the sound of a sneeze); bless you; gesundheit (used a response to someone’s… intj C2
  55. ihresgleichen the likes of her; the likes of it pron C2
  56. obschon albeit (despite its being; although) conj C2
  57. ergo ergo conj C2

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.

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