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German adverb · CEFR A1

gern

Meaning in English: gladly, like to

Rank 1,069 of 5,000adverbLevel A14 forms in the list
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Example

Wir gehen am Wochenende gern schwimmen.

We like to go swimming at the weekend.

Forms of gern in the top 5,000

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

gerne#355
gladly, with pleasureA1

Ich lese gerne Krimis.
I like reading crime novels.

lieber#1,420
rather, preferablyA1

Ich trinke lieber Tee als Kaffee.
I prefer tea to coffee.

liebsten#3,727
(am liebsten) most of all, bestA2

Am liebsten esse ich Pizza.
Pizza is my favourite food.

How common is gern?

gern is number 1,069 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 85 times per million words — about once every 12,000 words. Its most frequent form is gerne (#355).

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 65% 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. 1,065der Anschlussconnection
  2. 1,066gesagtsaid
  3. 1,067egalall the same, doesn't matter
  4. 1,068betonteemphasised, stressed
  5. 1,069gerngladly, like to
  6. 1,070die Anzahlnumber, quantity
  7. 1,071solchensuch (inflected)
  8. 1,072Rechterights
  9. 1,073die Verwendunguse, usage

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