Conjunctions, prepositions, adverbs and question words: the small but essential words that hold sentences together. A2 is the elementary level: you can handle simple everyday conversations.
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| German | English | Type |
|---|---|---|
| manche | some | little word |
| mehrere | several | little word |
| die Meinungdie Meinungen | opinion | noun |
| meist / meistens | mostly, usually | adverb |
| die Mengedie Mengen | amount; crowd | noun |
| mindestens | at least | little word |
| minus | minus | little word |
| miteinander | with each other, together | little word |
| die Möglichkeitdie Möglichkeiten | possibility | noun |
| möglichst | as … as possible | little word |
| der Nachteildie Nachteile | disadvantage | noun |
| neben | next to, beside | preposition |
| nämlich | namely, you see | little word |
| die Ordnung | order, tidiness | noun |
| pro | per (pro Tag = per day) | little word |
| das Prozentdie Prozente | percent | noun |
| der Punktdie Punkte | point; full stop | noun |
| rauf ↔ runter | up ↔ down | little word |
| die Regeldie Regeln | rule | noun |
| rein ↔ raus | in ↔ out | little word |
| rund / circa | about, approximately | adverb |
| die Sachedie Sachen | thing, matter | noun |
| schließlich | finally; after all | little word |
| seit (+ Dat.) | since, for (seit 2 Jahren) | little word |
| die Seitedie Seiten | page; side | noun |
| sonst | otherwise; else | little word |
| der Startdie Starts | start | noun |
| die Suchedie Suchen | search | noun |
| die Teilnahmedie Teilnahmen | participation | noun |
| der Tippdie Tipps | tip, hint | noun |
| trotzdem | nevertheless, anyway | adverb |
| umsonst | for free; in vain | little word |
| und zwar | namely, that is | little word |
| unter | under, below | preposition |
| vermutlich | presumably, probably | little word |
| die Vermutungdie Vermutungen | guess, assumption | noun |
| viele | many | little word |
| vom … bis zum … | from … to … | little word |
| von … an | from … on | little word |
| vor | in front of; (time) ago | preposition |
| vor allem | above all | little word |
| vorher | before, beforehand | little word |
| der Vorschlagdie Vorschläge | suggestion | noun |
| der Vorteildie Vorteile | advantage | noun |
| vorwärts ↔ rückwärts | forwards ↔ backwards | little word |
| der Wahnsinn | madness | noun |
| die Wahrheitdie Wahrheiten | truth | noun |
| wahrscheinlich | probably | little word |
| Was für ein? Was für eine? | What kind of …? | question |
| weil | because (verb at the end) | little word |
| wenigstens | at least | adverb |
| wenn | when; if | little word |
| wie | like, as; how | little word |
| der Wunschdie Wünsche | wish | noun |
| ziemlich | quite, rather | little word |
| zuerst | first, at first | little word |
| zusammen | together | little word |
| zusätzlich | additional, additionally | little word |
| der Zweckdie Zwecke | purpose | noun |
| der Zweifeldie Zweifel | doubt | noun |
| zwischen | between | preposition |
| zwischen … und … | between … and … | little word |
| die Öffnungdie Öffnungen | opening | noun |
| über | over, above; about | preposition |
| über (+ Akk.) | more than, over | little word |
| überall | everywhere | little word |
| überhaupt | at all; anyway; actually | little word |