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German adjective · CEFR A1

neu

Meaning in English: new

Rank 378 of 5,000adjectiveLevel A17 forms in the list
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Example

Ist das Fahrrad neu?

Is that bike new?

Forms of neu in the top 5,000

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

neue#103
newA1

Wie gefällt dir meine neue Brille?
How do you like my new glasses?

neuen#134
newA1

Hast du schon den neuen Film gesehen?
Have you seen the new film yet?

neues#524
new (neuter)A1

Wir haben ein neues Sofa gekauft.
We've bought a new sofa.

neuer#631
new; newerA2

Ist das ein neuer Pullover?
Is that a new jumper?

neuesten#2,706
latest, newestA2

Hast du die neuesten Nachrichten gehört?
Have you heard the latest news?

neuem#3,966
new (dative)B1

Mit neuem Schwung starten wir in die Woche.
We're starting the week with fresh energy.

How common is neu?

neu is number 378 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 231 times per million words — about once every 4,300 words. Its most frequent form is neue (#103).

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 56% 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. 374spielento play
  2. 375keinenno, not any (acc. masc., dat. pl.)
  3. 376nächstennext; nearest
  4. 377der JuniJune
  5. 378neunew
  6. 379die UkraineUkraine
  7. 380konntencould, were able to
  8. 381möchtenwould like (we/they/you)
  9. 382wohlprobably; well

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Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.