06.12.2019 “Tha Most Frequent German Words -Dautsch 101-226 GERMANIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES ° (https://resources.german.tsa.umich.edu/) The Most Frequent German Words ‘The sooner you can learn these, the better. 1/3 to 1/2 of almost any German text consists of these simple and useful words! Note: This list was originally based on an older source, but has been updated and is still reasonably accurate. Click here to see amore recent, more rigorously researched list of the 500 Most Frequent German Words! (http://wwwathegermanprofessor.com/top-500-german-words/) Pronouns and Possessive Articles Der- and ein-words Modal and Auxiliary Verbs Numbers and Ordinal Numbers Prepositions Common Contractions Question Words Coordinating Conjunctions (Verb in position 2) ‘Subordinating Conjunctions (Verb in final position) Verbs Miscellaneous Frequent Words (https://resources.german.Isa.umich.edu/325ber! and Possessive Articles /)Pronouns Nominative Accusative Dative Possessive Article ich [=I] mich[=me] mir (=(for) me] mein{=my] du [=you, singular, informal] dich dir dein er[=he; it (for masculine nouns)] ihn ihm sein sie [=she; it (for feminine nouns) sie ihr ihe es{=it] es ihm sein wir [=we] uns uns. unser n ‘you, plural, informal] euch euch euer hitps/resaurces german Isa.umich edulvokabelntraquent-words!#Wverschmelzungen ana0.122019 GGERMANIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES “Tha Most Frequent German Words -Dautsch 101-225 (https://resources.german.isa.umich.edu/) (https://resources.german.|sa.umich.edu/325berlin/)Der- and ein-words der/die/das... ein/eine/ein. dieser jeder jener alle (Pl) solche (PI};solch ein manche (PL) the, which, that. this every that one (Fairly formal) all,every such; such a (https://resources.german.Isa.umich.edu/325berlin/)Modal and Auxiliary Verbs kénnen durfen mégen (==>ichméchte etc) miissen sollen wollen haben werden tobe ableto tobe allowed to tolike (==> I would like etc) tohaveto tobe supposed to towantto tohave tobe tobecome (https://resources.german.Isa.umich.edu/325berlin/)Numbers and Ordinal Numbers + hitps/resaurces german Isa.umich edulvokabelntraquent-words!Wverschmelzungen ana0.122019 “The Most Frequent German Words -Dautsch 101-225 GERMAN LANguAses M LS ANCUIMANRES ""”(httpsi//resources.german.isa.umich.edu/) drei dritter 3 vier vierter 4 fant funfter 5 sechs sechster 6 sieben siebter 7 acht achter 8 rneun neunter 9 zehn zehnter 10 elf = at zwolt 12 dreizehn 13 vierzehn 4 fanfzebn 15 sechzehn 16 siebzehn 7 achtzehn 18 eunzehn 19 zwanzig 20 dreisig 30 vierzig 40 fiinfzig 50 sechzig 60 siebzig 70 achtzig 80 neunzig 90 hundert 100 * hitps/resaurces german Isa.umich edulvokabelntraquent-words!Wverschmelzungen ana06.12.2019 GGERMANIC LANGUAGES AND UTERATURES bis durch far gegen ohne um (..herum) wider aus auBer bei entgegen entlang gegentiber gemas mit rach seit von an auf hinter “Tha Most Frequent German Words -Dautsch 101-226 Akkusativ Akkusativ Akkusativ Akkusativ Akkusativ Akkusativ Akkusativ Dativ Dativ Dativ Dativ Dativ Dativ Dativ Dativ Dativ Dativ Dativ Dativ ‘Akkusativ (Motion) oder Dativ (Location) ‘Akkusativ (Motion) oder Dativ (Location) ‘Akkusativ (Motion) oder Dativ (Location) ‘Akkusativ (Motion) oder Dativ (Location) (https://resources.german.isa.umich.edu/) until, up to through; by for against without at (time); around (especially with *..herum’ against, contrary to out of except for at contrary to (expectations etc) along (a street, shoreline etc.) across from according to with after (time); to (city, country); according to ‘of; by (author) to at, to (vertical or horizontal boundaries; specific points) ‘on (occasionally means “at” or "to" behind hitps/resaurces german Isa.umich edulvokabelntraquent-words!Wverschmelzungen ana0.122019 “Tha Most Frequent German Words -Dautsch 101-225 GERMANIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES ° (https://resources.german.tsa.umich.edu/) ber ‘Akkusativ (Motion) oder Dativ (Location) unter ‘Akkusativ (Motion) oder Dativ (Location) vor ‘Akkusativ (Motion) oder Dativ (Location) zwischen ‘Akkusativ (Motion) oder Dativ (Location) auBerhalb Geni beziiglich Genitive entsprechend Genitive infolge Genitive innerhalb Genitive tangs Genitive mittels Genitive seitens Genitive statt, anstatt Genitive trotz Genitive wahrend Genitive above; about (a topic); via under; among, infront of; ago between outside of concerning, as to, with reference to corresponding asaresultof within, inside of along (a river, streetfront etc.) by means of on the part of, instead of despite during (https://resqurces.german.|sa.umich.edy/325berlin/) Common Contractions am andem beim beidem im indem ins indas vom von dem zum zudem hitps/resaurces german Isa.umich edulvokabelntraquent-words!Wverschmelzungen sna0.122019 “The Most Frequent German Words -Dautsch 101-225 GenManic LaNGuAses AMDUTUTATUI'S ° (https://resources.german.tsa.umich.edu/) (https://resources.german.|sa.umich.edu/325berlin/)Frageworter [only the most common question words appear here] wann when warum why was what welcher [a der-word] which wer who wie how wo where (https://resources.german.Isa.umich.edu/325berlin/)Coordinating Conjunctions (Verb in position 2) aber denn entweder... oder nicht nur. sondern auch oder sondern sowohl... als auch und weder... noch but, however since (in the sense of "because' (also used as a "flavoring particle" in questions, eg, to indicate that one is curious about the answer) either ..or not only... but also but rather both... and and neither ..nor (https://resources.german.Isa.umich.edu/325berlin/)Subordinating Conjunctions (Verb in final position) * hitps/resaurces german Isa.umich edulvokabelntraquent-words!Wverschmelzungen ana0.122019 Mis bis da damit dak ehe falls indem nachdem ob obgleich obwoh! seit sobald soda wahrend weil wenn wie (https://resources.german.|Isa.umich.edu/325ber! “Tha Most Frequent German Words -Dautsch 101-225 GGERMANIC LANGUAGES ee ee resources.german.isa.umich.edu/) until a (in the sense of "because") (also means "there" as in: "Da ist mein Haus!") so that (also means "with that, "with it") that. before (more formal than "bevor") incase by (+verb; e.g. by learning these words, you become a better person) after whether although although since sothat while because if, when how arbeiten towork bleiben, blieb, ist geblieben —tostay bringen, brachte, hat to bring gebracht denken, dachte, hat to think gedacht hitps/resaurces german Isa.umich edulvokabelntraquent-words!Wverschmelzungen m40.122019 “Tha Most Frequent German Words -Dautsch 101-225 GERMAN LANguAses M LS ANCUIMANRES ""”(httpsi//resources.german.isa.umich.edu/) finden,fand, hat gefunden _tofind fragen toask faihren tolead geben, er/sie/es gibt, gab, togive hat gegeben gehen, ging,istgegangen _togo gelten,er/sie/esgilt,galt, to be valid (click here hat gegolten (httpsu/resources.german.isa.umich.edu/superwoerter/superwoerter-iii) for more information on how to use this verb) glauben tobelieve halten,er/sie/es halt,hielt, _tostop|for vehicles stopping]; to hold hat gehalten| heiGen,hieS hat gehieBen _ tobe called kennen, kannte, hat to know (as in: to be familiar/acquainted with) gekannt kommen, kam, ist tocome gekommen lassen to let (someone do something); to leave (something somewhere); tohave something done sich lassen + verb can be "verb-ed” (eg. “This can be done") leben tolive liegen, lag, hat gelegen to lie (as ina person or object's physical position) machen todo;to make meinen to think (as in: have an opinion) (often used as a synonym for "sagen": "Er meinte, dass." = "He said/expressed the opinion that. nehmen,er/sie/esnimmt, _totake rnahm, hat genommen nennen, nannte, hat tocall for naming someone or something) genannt sagen tosay sehen,er/sie/essieht,sah, tose hat gesehen * hitps/resaurces german Isa.umich edulvokabelntraquent-words!Wverschmelzungen ana0.122019 GERMANIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES ° (https://resources.german.tsa.umich.edu/) “Tha Most Frequent German Words -Dautsch 101-225 sprach, hat gesprachen stehen, stand, hat gestanden stellen tostand to put (for "standing" something with a firm base somewhere, eg. "Stell die Gliser auf den Tisch!") tun, tat, hat getan todo wissen, er/sie/es weil, to know (a fact) wusste, hat gewusst zeigen toshow (ve (https://resources.german.|Isa.umich.edu/325berlin/)Miscellaneous Frequent Words ab as of; departing at; used when something is being removed allein alone; however also thus,so alt old (ein) ander_ other (another) anders differently, auch also beide both (cum) Beispiel_ (for) example bereits: already besonder_ particular, unusual besonders especially in/mit Bezug auf regarding bisher dabei dann until now, as yet and yet; while doing that; near that/it, then hitps/resaurces german Isa.umich edulvokabelntraquent-words!Wverschmelzungen ona0.122019 “Tha Most Frequent German Words -Dautsch 101-225 GERMAN LANguAses M LS ANCUIMANRES ""”(httpsi//resources.german.isa.umich.edu/) dort drittens eigentlich einige einmal erst erstens es gibt etwa etwas fast ganz gerade gestern groB gut heute hier ia das Jahre je je..je/desto/umso over there, there thirdly really), actually) (click here (https://resources.german.|sa.umich.edu/superwoerter/superwoerter- vi for more information on this basic but easily misused word, which is. also frequently used as a "flavoring particle") some,a few once, once upon atime (at) first; only (in the sense of "not until") firstly thereis, there are roughly something, almost, nearly whole, entire, all (as in “all day’, “all my money; but not eg, "all the People" straight; just (as in "Ijust did this") yesterday big, tall, large ‘200d, well today here always yes (can also be used as a “flavoring particle™-click here (https://resources.german.|sa.umich.edu/superwoerter/superwoerter- vil) for more info!) year ever: per the (more)..the (more) hitps/resaurces german Isa.umich edulvokabelntraquent-words!Wverschmelzungen ron0.122019 kaum kein) klein lang. letzte(_) mal; das Mal man mehr morgen nein eu nicht nichts noch nur oben obne..2u ein paar plétzlich quer durch schlecht schlieGlich schon schén “Tha Most Frequent German Words -Dautsch 101-225 GGERMANIC LANGUAGES ANDUTEIATUIES ”(httpst//resources.german.|sa.umich.edu/) hardly, scarcely none, no, no one... little, small long last time(s) [as in "zum ersten Mal "drei mal’ etc.) one more tomorrow no. new not nothing still (asin "It’s still alive"); even (as in "even more"); “noch ein’ = "another" now; can be used to mean "Well." only above, up there without (doing X) afew suddenly) right (straight) across bad finally; after all already (can also be used as a “flavoring particle,’ e.g, when conceding, something: "Das stimmt schon, aber." nice, pretty hitps/resaurces german Isa.umich edulvokabelntraquent-words!Wverschmelzungen nna0.122019 “Tha Most Frequent German Words -Dautsch 101-225 GERMAN LANguAses M LS ANCUIAURES ""”(httpsi//resources.german.isa.umich.edu/) seies..seies beiit..be it, whether..or selbst, selber myself, yourself etc. (e.g. "Ich mache das selbst’) "selbst" can also mean ‘even’ as in "Selbst SPAM schmeckt gut [=tastes good], wenn man Hunger hat: sich oneself, himself, herself, itself, themselves etc. (reflexive pronoun) so so, inthis manner sonst. otherwise, or else spiter later (an)statt..2u instead of (doing X) trotzdem nevertheless, despite that um..zu inorder to (do x) viel alot, many vielleicht perhaps was what which wenig(_) few, little (in the sense of "few wie how; like (as in "similar(ly)"), as (in comparisons) wieder again worauf,womit on which, with which ete. etc. wiirde would die Zeit time zuriick back (as in "come back") zusammen together Print-friendly version hitps/resaurces german Isa.umich edulvokabelntraquent-words!Wverschmelzungen rane06.12.2019 “The Mast Frequent German Words -Deutsch 101-326 GERMANIC LANGUAGES ANDUTEIATUIES ” (httpst//resources.german.|sa.umich.edu/) PONS Online Dictionary (https://en,pons.com/translate) Langenscheidt online dictionary (https://de.langenscheidt.com/) dict.cc online dictionary (https:/Awww.dict.ce/) Linguee online dictionary (https://wwwlinguee.com/english-german) Cano Werterbiicher und Grammatik (http://www.canoo.net/services/Controller? input=Spam&service=canooNet) Usage Resources Leipzig Wortschatz Deutsch (http://wortschatz.uni-leipzig.de/en) DWDS Wortinformation (hetps:/Awww.dwds.de/) Duden Wérterbuch (https:/;www.duden de/rechtschreibung/Spam) General Links Wikipedia - Deutsch (httpsi/de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Hauptseite) Index of Video Lectures, Deutsch 101 & 102 (https://resources.german.isa.umich edu/vorlesungen) Pronunciation Links (https://resources.german.lsa.umich.edu/links/online-lessons/#aussprache) German Department (httpsi//Isa.umich.edu/german/) German Department (Httpu/WwwLsa.UmichEdu/German/) Language Resource Center (Http/Www.Umich.€du/~Langres/) ox Kade House (Httpi//L.sa. 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