WUL: German Adverbs

German Adverbs

What is an adverb? Think about the word "adverb" itself (adds extra information to the verb).

There are three categories of adverbs: for time, for manner, and for place. They tell you "when, how long", "how", "where" respectively. Here are some examples from each category:

Categories of Adverbs
Time Manner Place

Click to hear the following adverbs:

  • heute (today)
  • immer (always)
  • gestern (yesterday)
  • manchmal (sometimes)
  • bald (soon)
  • früh (early)

Click to hear the following adverbs:

  • schwierig (difficult)
  • leise (quietly)
  • sehr (very)
  • ziemlich (rather)
  • leider (unfortunately)
  • vielleicht (maybe)

Click to hear the following adverbs:

  • hier (here)
  • dort (there)
  • überall (everywhere)
  • zu Hause (at home)
  • in Deutschland (in Germany)

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