Study Resource: List of adverbs of frequency in German
Adverbs of definite frequency
German | English |
|---|---|
morgens | in the morning |
vormittags | mid-morning |
mittags | at noon |
nachmittags | in the afternoon |
spätnachmittags | late in the afternoon |
abends | in the evening |
spätabends | late in the evening |
nachts | at night |
täglich | daily |
halbtags | part-time (lit. half day) |
ganztags | full-time (lit. full day) |
montags | on Mondays |
dienstags | on Tuesdays |
mittwochs | on Wednesdays |
donnerstags | on Thursdays |
freitags | on Fridays |
samstags | on Saturdays |
sonntags | on Sundays |
feiertags | on holidays |
wöchentlich | weekly |
zweiwöchentlich | bi-weekly |
monatlich | monthly |
zweimonatlich | bi-monthly |
jählich | yearly |
vierteljährlich | quarterly |
halbjährlich | biannually |
Adverbs of indefinite frequency
German | English |
|---|---|
immer / stets | always |
fast immer | almost always |
immer wieder | over and over again |
noch immer / immer noch | still |
für immer | forever |
meistens | most of the time |
regelmäßig | regular |
häufig | frequent |
oft / oftmals | often |
ab und zu / ab und an / hin und wieder | every so often |
manchmal | sometimes |
gelegentlich | occasionally |
dann und wann | now and then |
bisweilen | occasionally / at times |
selten / kaum | rarely |
fast nie | almost never |
nie / niemals | never |
nie mehr | never again |
nie und nimmer | never ever |
x-mal | a gazillion times |
