Temporal adverbs

Temporal adverbs dealing with the day

Adverb

vorgestern

gestern

heute

morgen

übermorgen

Subjective Temporal Adverbs

Adverb

damals

früher

jetzt

sofort

gleich

bald

später

dann

Temporal adverb gerade

The adverb gerade is used to make the present continu

Ich lese gerade die Zeitung 

 I am reading the newspaper

Adverbs of Frequency

Adverbs of Absolute Frequency

Adverb

immer

fast immer

meistens

häufig

oft

ab und zu

manchmal

selten

fast nie

nie

Adverbs of daily frequency

Adverb

morgens

nachmittags

abends

nachts

Adverbs of weekly frecuency

 Adverb

montags

dienstags

mittwochs

donnerstags

freitags

samstags

sonntags

Other adverbs of frequency

Adverb

täglich

wöchentlich

monatlich

jährlich

Forming temporal adverbs by adding an -s

Often, temporal adverbs of frequency are formed from nouns wi

first, this construction creates a bit of confusion among stu

Noun

der Abend

the evening

der Halbtag
half a day

der Feiertag

the holiday

Locative Adverbs

Locative adverbs of place

Adverb

vorn / vorne

hinten

links

rechts

oben

unten

innen

außen

hier

da

dort

überall

nirgends

Locative adverbs with the particles "hin" and "her". The particles
the direction of movement with respect to the person that is spea
used often to make adverbs.
 Here are some examples so that you understand

hinein

If my child and I are outside of the house and I want to tell him t
to do his chores), I’d say:

Geh hinein!

heraus

If I am outside of the house and my child is inside and I want

example, to cut the grass), I’d say:

Komm heraus!

herein

If I am inside the house and my son is playing in the garden and I

example, to eat), I’d say:

Komm herein!

hinaus

If my child and I are inside the house and I want to tell him to go
in the garden), I’d say:

Geh hinaus!

Locative adverbs that indicate movement

Adverb

aufwärts

abwärts

vorwärts
rückwärts

heimwärts

westwärts

bergauf

bergab

Construction of locative adverbs by adding an -s

In German, locative adverbs are also formed by adding a

Noun

das Rechte

right

die Linke

left

Causal Adverbs

Causal adverbs indicate the reason or origin of a

Adverb

deshalb

darum

deswegen

folglich
daher

Causal adverbs serve as a connection between two sentences, give

Ich möchte in Deutschland

leben, deshalb lerne ich
gerade Deutsch 

It must be emphasized that adverbs occupy a position and by plac

of a sentence, they move the subject to the 3rd p

Main Article: Sentence structure

Adverbs of manner

Adverb

erstens

zweitens

drittens

auch

ebenfalls

ansonsten

außerdem

Restrictive adverbs

Adverb

nur

wenigstens

hingegen

Adverbs of quantity
 Adverb

sehr

kaum

gern / gerne

The adverb "gern" is used often in German and it’s equiv

The construction "Ich hätte gern…" is very common in German an

and is used to politely order something.

gern or gerne are exactly the same but gern is used

Pronoun Adverbs

Pronoun adverbs are the combination of a preposition and a pron

refer to things (not for living things).

Adverbs "da-" + preposition

The adverbs "da-" + preposition are used very often and their tra
on the context:
Ich habe nicht daran
gedacht

Adverb

daran (or dran)

darauf (or drauf)

daraus

dabei

dagegen

darin

damit
darüber

darum

dazu

The prepositions are not exactly the same in German and English a

Adverbs hier + preposition

The adverbs "hier-" + preposition have practically the same me

"preposition" though they are used much less often. Their meanin
context.

Adverb

hieran

hierauf

hieraus

hierbei

hiergegen

hierin

hiermit

hierüber

hierzu
 Temporal adverbs

Temporal adverbs dealing with the day

Meaning

the day before yesterday

yesterday

today

tomorrow

the day after tomorrow

Meaning

then

earlier

now

immediately

immediately

soon

later

after/then

Temporal adverb gerade

erb gerade is used to make the present continuous in German:

Ich lese gerade die Zeitung 

 I am reading the newspaper

Adverbs of Frequency

Adverbs of Absolute Frequency

Meaning

always

almost always

most of the time

frequently

often

once in a while

sometimes

rarely

almost never

never

Adverbs of daily frequency

Meaning

in the morning

in the afternoon

in the evening

during the night

Adverbs of weekly frecuency

 Meaning

on Mondays

on Tuesdays

on Wednesdays

on Thursdays

on Fridays

on Saturdays

on Sundays

Other adverbs of frequency

Meaning

daily

weekly

monthly

yearly/annually

Forming temporal adverbs by adding an -s

adverbs of frequency are formed from nouns with an "–s" added on. At
onstruction creates a bit of confusion among students of German.

Adverb

abends

in the evenings

halbtags
 half-day

feiertags

every holiday

Locative Adverbs

Locative adverbs of place

Meaning

in front

behind

on the left

on the right

up

down

inside

outside

here

there

there

everywhere

nowhere

with the particles "hin" and "her". The particles "hin" and "her" denote
ovement with respect to the person that is speaking. These particles are
used often to make adverbs.
Here are some examples so that you understand better:

re outside of the house and I want to tell him to go inside (for example,
to do his chores), I’d say:

Go inside!

e of the house and my child is inside and I want him to come out (for
example, to cut the grass), I’d say:

Come outside!

house and my son is playing in the garden and I want him to come in (for
example, to eat), I’d say:

Come inside!

re inside the house and I want to tell him to go out (for example, to play
in the garden), I’d say:

Go outside!

Locative adverbs that indicate movement

Meaning

upwards

downwards

forwards
 backwards

homeward

to the west

uphill

downhill

Construction of locative adverbs by adding an -s

n, locative adverbs are also formed by adding an "–s" to nouns.

Locative adverb

rechts

to the right

links

to the left

ausal adverbs indicate the reason or origin of an action.

Meaning

therefore

therefore

therefore

thus/consequently
 therefore

ve as a connection between two sentences, given that they’re Konjunktionaladverbien

I would like to live in Germany, therefore I am learning German

zed that adverbs occupy a position and by placing them at the beginning
f a sentence, they move the subject to the 3rd position.

Main Article: Sentence structure

Adverbs of manner

Meaning

firstly

secondly

thirdly

also

as well

otherwise

in addition

Meaning

only

at least

on the other hand

 Meaning

very

hardly

b "gern" is used often in German and it’s equivalent is "gladly".

Ich hätte gern…" is very common in German and means "I would like to"
and is used to politely order something.

or gerne are exactly the same but gern is used more often.

are the combination of a preposition and a pronoun and are used only to
refer to things (not for living things).

Adverbs "da-" + preposition

+ preposition are used very often and their translation depends greatly
on the context:

I didn’t think about that

Meaning

at it (preposition an)

on it (preposition auf)

from it (preposition aus)

present (preposition bei)

against it (preposition gegen)

in it (preposition in)

with it (preposition mit)

 about it (preposition über)

therefore (preposition um)

additionally (preposition zu)

e not exactly the same in German and English and thus the translation is not exact. Check out prepo

Adverbs hier + preposition

er-" + preposition have practically the same meaning as adverbs da +

gh they are used much less often. Their meaning depends greatly on the
context.

Meaning

at this (preposition an)

on this (preposition auf)

from this (preposition aus)

with this or at this (preposition bei)

against this (preposition gegen)

in this (preposition in)

with this (preposition mit)

about this (preposition über)

for this (preposition zu)

 CONJUNCTION

German English allerdings

außerdem besides also

danach thereafter andererseits

deshalb therefore anschließend

folglich consequently außerdem

schließlich finally dabei

trotzdem despite that dadurch

zuvor previously dafür

MODAL dagegen

German English damit

anders different danach

äußerst extremely dann

beinahe nearly darauf
bekanntlich famously darum
ebenfalls likewise davor
fast almost dazu

folgendermaßen as follows deshalb

ganz completely deswegen

genauso exactly like einerseits

genug enough ferner

gern gladly folglich

größtenteils mostly genauso

hauptsächlich mainly immerhin

hoffentlich hopefully inzwischen

kaum hardly jedoch

leider unfortunately schließlich

möglicherweise possibly seitdem

row after row, by the

reihenweise später
dozen

sehr very trotzdem

so so/thus/in that way vorher

vielleicht perhaps weder … noch

wirklich truly/really zuvor

CASUAL zwar
German English
also so, therefore
anstandshalber for decency’s sake

through that/because
dadurch
of that

therefore/because of
darum
that
thus/according to
demnach
that

demzufolge whereby/accordingly
deshalb therefore
folglich consequently
sicherheitshalber preventatively
somit thus/therefore
trotzdem despite that
TEMPORAL
German English
bald soon
bereits already
bisher until now
danach thereafter
davor beforehand
einst once
endlich eventually/finally
freitags on Fridays
gestern yesterday
immer always
inzwischen meanwhile
neulich recently/lately
nie never
oft often
regelmäßig regularly
sofort immediately
stets constantly
täglich daily
vorhin earlier
zurzeit at the time
LOCATIVE
German English
aufwärts upwards
außen outside
da here/there
dort there/over there
drinnen inside
fort away
hier here
hierhin up to here
hinein into
hinten behind
irgendwo somewhere
links left (of)
nebenan near
oberhalb above
überall everywhere
unten below
vorn in front
 conjunctions subjunctions
word order conjunction + subject + subjunction + subject
conjugated verb + … + … + conjugated verb

example Kerstin ist glücklich, denn Sie macht Urlaub an der Nordsee, weil sie das
sie hat Urlaub. Meer liebt.

list oder als

sondern bevor

und bis
denn da
doch damit
aber dass
ehe
falls
indem
nachdem
obwohl
seit
seitdem
sodass
solange
sooft
während
weil
wenn
wohingegen
 conjunctional adverbs
conjunctional adverb + conjugated
verb + subject + …

Urlaub an der Nordsee, weil sie das Sie will den Sonnenuntergang sehen, deshalb ist sie jetzt am Strand.
Meer liebt.

as allerdings Indeed
before also
so
to andererseits on the other hand
there anschließend subsequently
in order to außerdem Moreover
that dabei there
before dadurch thereby
if dafür for this
by dagegen on the other hand
after this damit in order to
even though danach after that
since dann then
since darauf thereon
so that darum therefore
as long as davor before
so often dazu to
while deshalb therefore
because deswegen therefore
if einerseits on the one hand
whereas ferner further
folglich consequently
genauso just like that
immerhin after all
inzwischen meanwhile
jedoch however
schließlich finally
seitdem since
später later
trotzdem Nevertheless
vorher before
weder … noch neither ... nor
zuvor before
zwar though
as before to there in order to that marriage if by doing
if by doing