German pronoun · CEFR A2

jemand

Meaning in English: someone, anyone

Rank 1,360 of 5,000pronounLevel A22 forms in the list
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Example

Kann mir jemand beim Tragen helfen?

Can someone help me carry this?

Forms of jemand in the top 5,000

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

jemanden#4,146
someone, anyone (accusative)A2

Kennst du jemanden, der Französisch spricht?
Do you know anyone who speaks French?

How common is jemand?

jemand is number 1,360 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 67 times per million words — about once every 15,000 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 67% 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. 1,356ermitteltinvestigated, determined
  2. 1,357müsstenwould have to, should
  3. 1,358individuellenindividual
  4. 1,359überzeugtconvinced
  5. 1,360jemandsomeone, anyone
  6. 1,361elfeleven
  7. 1,362deswegenthat's why, therefore
  8. 1,363geöffnetopen(ed)
  9. 1,364geeignetsuitable

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