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Common words
Some of the most common words in German
| German | English |
|---|---|
| werden (wurde, wird) | become, get |
| als | as, than when |
| noch | still, yet |
| bis | by, until |
| durch | by, through |
| gegen | against, around |
| schon | already |
| dann | then |
| unter | under, among |
| soll (sollen, sollte, etc.) | "should, ought to" Modal Verbs: sollen |
| wieder | again |
| will (wollen, willst, etc.) | "wants" ("to want, want," etc.) Modal Verbs |
| zwischen | between |
| gibt (es gibt; geben) | "gives" ("there is/are; to give") |
| doch | "but, nevertheless, after all" particle |
| damit | "with it/that; by that; because of that; so that" |
| bereits | already |
| da | "since, because" (prep.), "there, here" (adv.) |
| ab | "off, away; exit" (theater); "from, starting at" - adv./prep. |
| sondern | "but rather" |
| rund | "approximately, about" (adv.) |
| jedoch | "nevertheless" |
| ganz | "entire(ly), complete(ly), whole(ly)" |
| sei | was, existed |
| beim | the |
| seien | are, exist |
| hatten | had |
| lassen | leave |
| Unternehmen | business |
| dabei | in the process, at the same time |
| wegen | because, due to |
| weiter | more, additional |
| denn | because |
| beiden | both |
| allerdings | however |
| dort | there |
| vergangenen | past, former |
| fast | almost |
| dafür | for that, in favor, in return, in exchange |
| dazu | to that, for that, about that |
| bisher | so far, until now |
| Regierung | government |
| konnte | could |
| während | during, throughout |
| sogar | even |
| gewesen | be present, exist |
| gab | were |
| gar | at all = überhaupt, gar, irgend really = wirklich, eigentlich, tatsächlich, richtig, ganz, gar quite = ganz, recht, ziemlich, durchaus, völlig, gar |
| davon | of, of it |
| eigenen | own, proper |
| kaum | hardly, almost not |
| Angaben | information |
| gerade | just, straight |
| wohl | probably, possibly |
| deshalb | therefore |
| gegenüber | compared with |
| Fall | case, instance |