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German adjective · CEFR B1

lokal

Meaning in English: local(ly)

Rank 3,512 of 5,000adjectiveLevel B13 forms in the list

Almost the same as in English — one of the German words you already know.

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Example

Wir kaufen möglichst lokal ein.

We buy locally whenever possible.

Forms of lokal in the top 5,000

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

lokalen#2,281
local (inflected)B1

Wir kaufen gern bei lokalen Bauern ein.
We like buying from local farmers.

lokale#2,787
localB1

Wir kaufen gern lokale Produkte.
We like buying local products.

How common is lokal?

lokal is number 3,512 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 24 times per million words — about once every 41,000 words. Its most frequent form is lokalen (#2,281).

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 76% 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. 3,508spannendenexciting, gripping
  2. 3,509der Experteexpert
  3. 3,510erfassento record, to register; to grasp
  4. 3,511der Kadersquad (sport)
  5. 3,512lokallocal(ly)
  6. 3,513der Sturmstorm; attack, forwards (sport)
  7. 3,514erheblichenconsiderable, substantial
  8. 3,515UngarnHungary
  9. 3,516konsequentconsistent(ly), rigorous(ly)

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