German determiner · CEFR A1

jeder

Meaning in English: every, each; everyone

Rank 265 of 5,000determinerLevel A15 forms in the list
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Example

Jeder Teilnehmer bekommt ein Zertifikat.

Every participant gets a certificate.

Forms of jeder in the top 5,000

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

jeden#408
every (acc. masc.)A1

Ich jogge jeden Morgen im Park.
I go jogging in the park every morning.

jede#435
every, each (feminine)A1

Ich rufe dich jede Woche an.
I call you every week.

jedes#508
every, each (neuter)A1

Jedes Kind bekommt ein Eis.
Every child gets an ice cream.

jedem#565
every, each (dative)A2

Das kann jedem mal passieren.
That can happen to anyone.

How common is jeder?

jeder is number 265 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 325 times per million words — about once every 3,100 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 53% 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. 261wichtigimportant
  2. 262ihmhim, to him; it (dative)
  3. 263sogareven
  4. 264bitteplease; you're welcome
  5. 265jederevery, each; everyone
  6. 266fünffive
  7. 267Personenpersons, people
  8. 268ebenfallslikewise, also
  9. 269die Entwicklungdevelopment

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