Most frequent German words Flashcards
allein(e)
(adv.) alone
allerdings
(adv.) though, indeed, certainly
allgemein
(adj.) general
beide
(pron.) both
bekannt
(adu.) well-known
bereits
(adv.) already
besonders
(adv.) especially
beziehungsweise (bzw.)
(conj.) and/or
bisher
(adv.) until now
bisschen, bissel
(pron.) little bit
dadurch
(adv.) thereby, thus
daher
(adv.) therefore (2)
damals
(adv.) at that time
damit
(conj.) so that
daran
(adv.) on it
darin
(adv.) therein, in that
darstellen
to depict, portray
darum
(adv.) therefore (3)
davon
(adv.) thereof
dazu
(adv.) for that purpose
denen
which (dat. pl. form of die [pl.])
deren
whose (gen. of “die”)
deshalb
(adv.) therefore (1)
dessen
whose (gen. of “der” & “das”)
deswegen
(adv.) therefore (4)
deutlich
(adj.) clear
direkt
(adj.) direct, straight
eben
(part.) just
eher
(adv.) earlier, more likely rather
eigen
(adj.) one’s own
eigentlich
(adv.) actually
einige
(pron./adj.) a few, some
einzeln
(adj.) individual
einzig
(adj.) only, single
erkennen
to recognize
etwa
(adv.) about, approximately
früh
(adj.) early
ganz
(adv.) quite
gar
(adv.) at all
gemeinsam
(adj.) common
gerade
(adv.) just, just now; (adj.) straight
gewiss
(adj.) certain
halt (as an adv.)
(adv.) just, simply
hoch
(adj.) high
irgendwie
(adv.) somehow
jedoch
(adv.) however
jemand
(pron.) someone
jung
(adj.) young
kaum
(adv.) hardly
mehrere
(adj./pron.) several
meist-
(adv.) most
möglich
(adj.) possible
na
(part.) well
nah(e)
(adj.) near, close; (prep.) near, close to
naja
(part.) well
nämlich
(adv.) namely
ob
(conj.) whether
obgleich
(conj.) although (2 of 2)
obwohl
(conj.) although (1 of 2)
öffentlich
(adj.) public
politisch
(adj.) political
rund
(adj.) round; (adv.) approximately
schaffen
to manage, to create
schließlich
(adv.) in the end, finally
schwer
(adj.) difficult, heavy
sogar
(adv.) even, in fact
solch-
(det./pron.) such
sondern
(conj.) but (on the contrary)
sonst
(adv.) otherwise
sowie
(conj.) as well as
sozial
(adj.) social
stark
(adj.) strong
trotzdem
(conj.) in spite of, despite
überhaupt
(adv.) at all, generally
unterschiedlich
(adj.) different
vergehen
(verb) to elapse (time), to decay
verlieren
to lose
verschieden
(adj.) different
vielleicht
(adv.) maybe, perhaps
voll
(adj.) full
während
(prep.) during; (conj.) while
wegen
(prep.) because of
weit
(adj.) wide, far
weitere (-r/-s)
(adj.) additional
wessen
whose (gen. of “wer”)
wichtig
(adj.) important
wohl
(adv.) well; (part.) probably
zunächst
(adv.) first, at first, for now
zwar
(adv.) admittedly, to be precise
[das] Interesse (pl. Interessen)
interest
[das] Paar (pl. Paare)
(noun) pair, couple
[das] Prozent
percent
[das] System (pl. Systeme)
system
[das] Thema (pl. Themen)
theme, topic, subject
[das] Unternehmen
enterprise, company
[das] Ziel (pl. Ziele)
goal, destination
[der] Bereich (pl. Bereiche)
area, region
[der] Fall (pl. Fälle)
fall, case
[der] Grund (pl. die Gründe)
reason, basis
[der] Kopf (pl. Köpfe)
head
[der] Sinn (pl. Sinne)
sense, meaning
[der] Wert (pl. Werte)
value
[die] Art (pl. Arten)
kind, type
[die] Entwicklung (pl. Entwicklungen)
development
[die] Folge (pl. Folgen)
result, consequence, series
[die] Form (pl. Formen)
form, shape
[die] Milliarde (pl. Milliarden)
billion
[die] Möglichkeit (pl. Möglichkeiten)
possibility
[die] Rolle (pl. Rollen)
role
[die] Sache (pl. Sachen)
thing
[die] Seite (pl. Seiten)
side, page
[die] Stelle (pl. Stellen)
place