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German adjective · CEFR A1

kurz

Meaning in English: short; briefly

Rank 348 of 5,000adjectiveLevel A15 forms in the list
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Example

Ich gehe nur kurz einkaufen.

I'm just popping out to the shops.

Forms of kurz in the top 5,000

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

kurze#1,708
short, briefA1

Ich habe eine kurze Frage.
I have a quick question.

kurzen#1,800
short, briefA1

Nach einer kurzen Pause geht es weiter.
After a short break we'll carry on.

kurzer#2,584
short, briefA2

Das war ein kurzer, aber schöner Urlaub.
That was a short but lovely holiday.

kurzem#2,667
(seit/vor kurzem) recentlyB1

Seit kurzem wohnen wir in einer neuen Wohnung.
We recently moved into a new flat.

How common is kurz?

kurz is number 348 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 246 times per million words — about once every 4,100 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 55% 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. 344aktuellencurrent, latest
  2. 345verschiedenenvarious, different
  3. 346der FreitagFriday
  4. 347beispielsweisefor example
  5. 348kurzshort; briefly
  6. 349Thementopics, subjects
  7. 350die Familiefamily
  8. 351das Geldmoney
  9. 352möchtewould like

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