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German determiner · CEFR A2

einige

Meaning in English: some, a few

Rank 236 of 5,000determinerLevel A24 forms in the list
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Example

Ich habe noch einige Fragen.

I still have a few questions.

Forms of einige in the top 5,000

These forms of einige are in the top 5,000 as well — German adds endings for gender, case and number:

einigen#590
some, a few (dative)B1

Seit einigen Wochen lerne ich Spanisch.
I've been learning Spanish for a few weeks.

einiges#1,706
quite a lot, a few thingsB1

Ich muss heute noch einiges erledigen.
I still have a few things to get done today.

einiger#2,768
of some (genitive)B1

Mit Hilfe einiger Freunde haben wir es geschafft.
We managed it with the help of some friends.

How common is einige?

einige is number 236 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 362 times per million words — about once every 2,800 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 52% of the words in an ordinary German text. A2 means an elementary word, usually learned in the first year.

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 232letztenlast
  2. 233das Landcountry; land; countryside
  3. 234gabgave; there was/were
  4. 235arbeitento work
  5. 236einigesome, a few
  6. 237daraufon it; for it; afterwards
  7. 238dahertherefore, that's why
  8. 239sehento see
  9. 240denenwhom, which (dative plural)

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