German adverb · CEFR B1
außen
Meaning in English: outside, on the outside
Example
Die Tür lässt sich nur von außen öffnen.
The door can only be opened from the outside.
How common is außen?
außen is number 2,009 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 46 times per million words — about once every 22,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 71% of the words in an ordinary German text. B1 means an intermediate word, typical of the B1 exam.
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Words built on außen:
Next to it in the frequency list
- 2,005die Kombinationcombination
- 2,006liefertdelivers, supplies
- 2,007sitztsits, is sitting
- 2,008oftmalsoften, frequently
- 2,009außenoutside, on the outside
- 2,010Jahrzehntendecades (dative plural)
- 2,011kritisiertcriticised
- 2,012Artenkinds, types, species
- 2,013Bedürfnisseneeds
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