Adverbs
Adverbs are used to describe verbs. They can describe where, how and how often something happens and in what manner an action is done. Or put another way, it gives more information about the verb, eg:
- ich tue es gern – I do it gladly/I'll happily do it
- sie rennt schnell – she runs quickly
Adverbs are short phrases or words which can be added to sentences to give more information about the action.
When and how often
| When | Meaning | Frequency | Meaning |
| dieses Jahr | this year | abends | in the evenings |
| gestern | yesterday | am Samstag | on Saturday |
| heute | today | morgens | in the mornings |
| immer | always | nach dem Film | after the film |
| jeden Tag | every day | nachmittags | in the afternoons |
| letzte Woche | last week | nächsten Sommer | next summer |
| manchmal | sometimes | samstags | on Saturdays |
| meistens | most of the time | schon | already |
| morgen | tomorrow | sofort | immediately |
| nie | never | um 7 Uhr | at 07:00 |
| normalerweise | normally, usually | vor der Schule | before school |
| oft | often | während der Woche | during the week |
| When | dieses Jahr |
|---|---|
| Meaning | this year |
| Frequency | abends |
| Meaning | in the evenings |
| When | gestern |
|---|---|
| Meaning | yesterday |
| Frequency | am Samstag |
| Meaning | on Saturday |
| When | heute |
|---|---|
| Meaning | today |
| Frequency | morgens |
| Meaning | in the mornings |
| When | immer |
|---|---|
| Meaning | always |
| Frequency | nach dem Film |
| Meaning | after the film |
| When | jeden Tag |
|---|---|
| Meaning | every day |
| Frequency | nachmittags |
| Meaning | in the afternoons |
| When | letzte Woche |
|---|---|
| Meaning | last week |
| Frequency | nächsten Sommer |
| Meaning | next summer |
| When | manchmal |
|---|---|
| Meaning | sometimes |
| Frequency | samstags |
| Meaning | on Saturdays |
| When | meistens |
|---|---|
| Meaning | most of the time |
| Frequency | schon |
| Meaning | already |
| When | morgen |
|---|---|
| Meaning | tomorrow |
| Frequency | sofort |
| Meaning | immediately |
| When | nie |
|---|---|
| Meaning | never |
| Frequency | um 7 Uhr |
| Meaning | at 07:00 |
| When | normalerweise |
|---|---|
| Meaning | normally, usually |
| Frequency | vor der Schule |
| Meaning | before school |
| When | oft |
|---|---|
| Meaning | often |
| Frequency | während der Woche |
| Meaning | during the week |
How and the likelihood, when, or who with
| How | Meaning | When/who | Meaning |
| gut | well | mit Freunden | with friends |
| hoffentlich | hopefully | mit Kai | with Kai |
| langsam | slowly | natürlich | of course |
| leider | unfortunately | noch nicht | not yet |
| nicht gern | not gladly/don't like | sicher | certainly |
| (sehr) gern | (very) gladly | vielleicht | maybe |
| schnell | quickly | wahrscheinlich | probably |
| schön | beautifully | zusammen | together |
| How | gut |
|---|---|
| Meaning | well |
| When/who | mit Freunden |
| Meaning | with friends |
| How | hoffentlich |
|---|---|
| Meaning | hopefully |
| When/who | mit Kai |
| Meaning | with Kai |
| How | langsam |
|---|---|
| Meaning | slowly |
| When/who | natürlich |
| Meaning | of course |
| How | leider |
|---|---|
| Meaning | unfortunately |
| When/who | noch nicht |
| Meaning | not yet |
| How | nicht gern |
|---|---|
| Meaning | not gladly/don't like |
| When/who | sicher |
| Meaning | certainly |
| How | (sehr) gern |
|---|---|
| Meaning | (very) gladly |
| When/who | vielleicht |
| Meaning | maybe |
| How | schnell |
|---|---|
| Meaning | quickly |
| When/who | wahrscheinlich |
| Meaning | probably |
| How | schön |
|---|---|
| Meaning | beautifully |
| When/who | zusammen |
| Meaning | together |
Where and the specific location
| Where | Meaning | Location | Meaning |
| dort/da | there | auf der Straße | in the street |
| hier | here | bei meinem Freund | at my friend's house (male) |
| in der Nähe | nearby | bei mir | at mine (my house) |
| in der Schule | at school | draußen | outside |
| im Geschäft | in the shop | drinnen | indoors |
| in meinem Zimmer | in my room | in der Schule | in school |
| im Park | in the park | zu Hause | at home |
| Where | dort/da |
|---|---|
| Meaning | there |
| Location | auf der Straße |
| Meaning | in the street |
| Where | hier |
|---|---|
| Meaning | here |
| Location | bei meinem Freund |
| Meaning | at my friend's house (male) |
| Where | in der Nähe |
|---|---|
| Meaning | nearby |
| Location | bei mir |
| Meaning | at mine (my house) |
| Where | in der Schule |
|---|---|
| Meaning | at school |
| Location | draußen |
| Meaning | outside |
| Where | im Geschäft |
|---|---|
| Meaning | in the shop |
| Location | drinnen |
| Meaning | indoors |
| Where | in meinem Zimmer |
|---|---|
| Meaning | in my room |
| Location | in der Schule |
| Meaning | in school |
| Where | im Park |
|---|---|
| Meaning | in the park |
| Location | zu Hause |
| Meaning | at home |
