50 Essential German Adverbs The most indispensable
This is a list of 50 essential German adverbs, ordered by their importance in the language. This list corresponds to a A2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
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| # | Word | Translations | Examples | Used as |
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| 1 | auch | also, too, as well, in addition, indeed, really, even, and, as well as |
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adverb particle conjunction |
| 2 | so | so, thus, in this way, like this, very, such, therefore, consequently, as a result, well, alright, there |
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adverb particle conjunction |
| 3 | wie | how, as, like, how much, how many, how far, how old, how (exclamatory) |
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adverb conjunction particle |
| 4 | dann | then, after that, in that case, so |
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adverb conjunction particle |
| 5 | da | there, here, over there, because, since, as, then, at that moment, at that time, oh, well |
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adverb conjunction particle |
| 6 | noch | still, yet, so far, more, even, additionally, later, in the future, nor |
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adverb particle conjunction |
| 7 | also | therefore, consequently, so, well, anyway, thus |
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adverb particle conjunction |
| 8 | nur | only, just, merely, solely, simply, indeed, do, but, except |
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adverb particle conjunction |
| 9 | schon | already, yet, indeed, certainly, surely, quite, done, well, possibly |
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adverb |
| 10 | mehr | more, greater, higher, additional, additional amount |
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adverb adjective pronoun |
| 11 | jetzt | now, at this moment, currently, right now, now (emphatic), come on, hurry up, that's enough |
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adverb particle |
| 12 | immer | always, constantly, forever, increasingly, more and more, ever, anyway, in any case, still |
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adverb |
| 13 | sehr | very, much, greatly, extremely, intensely, very much, indeed |
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adverb particle |
| 14 | hier | here, now, at this point, take this, there you go |
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adverb particle |
| 15 | doch | yes (in contradiction), but, however, indeed, after all, really, yet, yes (emphatic), no (emphatic contradiction), come on |
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particle adverb conjunction |
| 16 | wieder | again, once more, anew, back, re- |
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adverb particle |
| 17 | wo | where, wherever |
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adverb conjunction |
| 18 | lang | long, for a long time, along |
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adjective adverb preposition |
| 19 | eigentlich | actually, really, in fact, as a matter of fact, strictly speaking, actual, real, true, original, proper |
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adverb adjective particle |
| 20 | oben | above, up, upstairs, on top, upper, top, over, on top of |
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adverb adjective preposition |
| 21 | nun | now, at present, currently, well, so, now then, come on |
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adverb particle |
| 22 | nein | no, not, refusal, denial |
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particle adverb noun |
| 23 | heute | today |
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adverb |
| 24 | eben | just, precisely, exactly, right now, flat, even, smooth, level, simply, that's how it is, just now, a moment ago, recently |
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adverb adjective particle |
| 25 | erst | only, not until, just, first, especially, all the more, only now, only when |
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adverb particle numeral conjunction |
| 26 | natürlich | natural, organic, inherent, of course, naturally, obviously, certainly, absolutely |
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adjective adverb particle |
| 27 | vielleicht | perhaps, maybe, possibly |
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adverb particle |
| 28 | dort | there, over there, that one |
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adverb particle |
| 29 | dabei | present, involved, there, at the same time, meanwhile, thereby, with me, with you, with him, with her, with us, with them, actually, in fact, surprisingly, yet |
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adverb particle |
| 30 | einmal | once, one time, on one occasion, ever, sometime, once upon a time, long ago, suddenly, at one point, all of a sudden, times (in math) |
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adverb numeral |
| 31 | dazu | for that, to that, in addition, besides, furthermore, moreover, on top of that |
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adverb particle |
| 32 | gar | completely, totally, at all, even, indeed, cooked, done, ready |
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adverb particle adjective |
| 33 | bereits | already, previously, before, by now, right now, so early, so soon |
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adverb |
| 34 | etwa | approximately, about, around, roughly, perhaps, maybe, by any chance, possibly, for example, such as, like |
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adverb particle |
| 35 | gerade | just, right now, at the moment, currently, straight, precisely, exactly, even, especially |
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adverb adjective numeral |
| 36 | zwar | although, indeed, it is true that, admittedly, certainly, it is true, that's right |
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conjunction adverb |
| 37 | wirklich | really, truly, indeed, actually, genuinely, real, true, authentic, genuine, seriously |
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adverb adjective particle |
| 38 | jedoch | however, but, yet, nevertheless, still, though |
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conjunction adverb |
| 39 | darauf | on it, on that, on top of it, on top of that, in it, in that, after that, subsequently, thereupon, then, in response to that, as a reaction to that |
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adverb |
| 40 | bisschen | a little, a bit, somewhat, a little bit, a small amount, a portion |
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adverb noun |
| 41 | nie | never, at no time, not ever, absolutely not, by no means, not at all |
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adverb |
| 42 | dafür | for it, in favor of it, for that, in return for that, that's why, instead, in its place |
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adverb |
| 43 | oft | often, frequently, many times, frequent, common, regular |
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adverb adjective |
| 44 | allerdings | however, nevertheless, admittedly, though, certainly, of course, indeed |
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adverb particle |
| 45 | fast | almost, nearly, approximately, firm, solid, stable, strong |
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adverb adjective |
| 46 | wohl | probably, possibly, surely, likely, presumably, I suppose, probably (modal particle), well, healthy, comfortable, at ease |
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adverb particle adjective |
| 47 | überhaupt | at all, generally, anyway, by no means, by the way, after all, even, first of all, to begin with, how come |
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adverb particle |
| 48 | gern | gladly, with pleasure, willingly, readily, would like to |
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adverb particle |
| 49 | davon | of that, of it, from that, from it, about that, about it, of them, of which, from them, from which, because of that, for that reason, as a result of that |
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adverb |
| 50 | besonders | especially, particularly, remarkably, notably, special, particular, extraordinary, unusual, above all |
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adverb adjective particle |
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