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German adverb · CEFR B1

gemeinsam

Meaning in English: together, jointly; common

Rank 220 of 5,000adverbLevel B14 forms in the list
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Example

Am Abend kochen wir gemeinsam.

In the evening we cook together.

Forms of gemeinsam in the top 5,000

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

gemeinsamen#836
shared, joint, commonB1

Die beiden haben einen gemeinsamen Freund.
The two of them have a friend in common.

gemeinsame#902
common, shared, jointB1

Wir haben viele gemeinsame Freunde.
We have lots of friends in common.

gemeinsames#3,156
common, shared, jointB1

Wir haben ein gemeinsames Hobby: Klettern.
We share a hobby: climbing.

How common is gemeinsam?

gemeinsam is number 220 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 385 times per million words — about once every 2,600 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 51% of the words in an ordinary German text. B1 means an intermediate word, typical of the B1 exam.

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 216liegtlies, is (located)
  2. 217darüberabout it; over it
  3. 218großebig, large, great
  4. 219vielenmany (dative); vielen Dank
  5. 220gemeinsamtogether, jointly; common
  6. 221solltenshould (we/they)
  7. 222der Tagday
  8. 223das Beispielexample
  9. 224großenbig, large, great

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