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German grammar

Adverb word list

Browse German adverbs, their pronunciation, and meanings.

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2,343 German adverbs

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Adverbs

Schlag auf Schlag

English meaning

uninterrupted, continuously

Adverbs

schlagartig

/ˈʃlaːkˌʔaːɐ̯tɪç/ · /-ˌʔaːɐ̯tɪk/

English meaning

abruptly

Adverbs

schlankerhand

English meaning

synonym of kurzerhand

Adverbs

schlauerweise

English meaning

cleverly, cunningly

Adverbs

schlecht

/ʃlɛçt/

English meaning

badly, poorly, not well (in a bad or poor manner)

Adverbs

schlechter

/ˈʃlɛçtɐ/

English meaning

worse

Adverbs

schlechterdings

/ˈʃlɛçtɐˌdɪŋs/ · /ˌʃlɛçtɐˈdɪŋs/

English meaning

plainly, absolutely, utterly

Adverbs

schlechthin

/ˈʃlɛçtˈhɪn/

English meaning

plainly, absolutely

Adverbs

schleunigst

English meaning

straight away

Adverbs

schlichtweg

[ˈʃlɪçtˌvɛk]

English meaning

synonym of schlechterdings (“simply”)

Adverbs

schließlich

/ˈʃliːslɪç/

English meaning

in the end, finally, eventually

Adverbs

schliesslich

English meaning

Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of schließlich

Adverbs

schlimm

/ʃlɪm/

English meaning

badly, severely

Adverbs

schlimmer

/ˈʃlɪmɐ/

English meaning

worse

Adverbs

schlimmstenfalls

[ˈʃlɪmstn̩fals]

English meaning

at worst

Adverbs

schlussendlich

/ˈʃlʊsəntlɪç/

English meaning

finally, ultimately

Adverbs

schmachvoll

[ˈʃmaːxˌfɔl]

English meaning

ignominiously

Adverbs

schnell

/ʃnɛl/

English meaning

quickly

Adverbs

schnellstens

English meaning

most quickly, in the quickest manner, as quickly as possible

Adverbs

schnurstracks

/ʃnuːɐ̯ˈʃtʁaks/

English meaning

straightway, straight, directly (going somewhere immediately and by the shortest way possible)

Adverbs

schoen

English meaning

Nonstandard spelling of schön used in some older texts and when technical limitations prevent the use of umlauts.

Adverbs

schomma

/ˈʃɔma/

English meaning

alternative spelling of schon mal

Adverbs

schön

/ʃøːn/

English meaning

well, beautifully

Adverbs

schon

/ʃoːn/ · /ʃɔn/

English meaning

already (happening rather early, continuing rather long)

Adverbs

schon mal

/ˈʃoːnˈmaːl/ · /ˈʃoːˈma(ː)l/

English meaning

ever; before; already

Adverbs

schonmal

[ˈʃoːnˌmaːl]

English meaning

alternative form of schon mal

Adverbs

schrecklich

/ˈʃʁɛklɪç/

English meaning

awfully, terribly

Adverbs

Schritt für Schritt

English meaning

step by step

Adverbs

schüchtern

/ˈʃʏçtɐn/

English meaning

timidly, shyly

Adverbs

schwerlich

[ˈʃveːɐ̯lɪç]

English meaning

hardly

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