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German adverb · CEFR A1

also

Meaning in English: so, therefore; well

Rank 183 of 5,000adverbLevel A1

False friend: also is not “also”. It means “so, therefore” or “well…”. English “also” is auch. More false friends.

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Example

Also, was machen wir jetzt?

So, what do we do now?

How common is also?

also is number 183 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 473 times per million words — about once every 2,100 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 50% of the words in an ordinary German text. A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 179seinenhis, its (acc. masc., dat. pl.)
  2. 180die Polizeipolice
  3. 181lautloud; according to
  4. 182erstonly (not until); first
  5. 183alsoso, therefore; well
  6. 184allerdingshowever; certainly
  7. 185unsererour (dat./gen. fem.)
  8. 186wollento want (to)
  9. 187besondersespecially, particularly

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Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.