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German adjective · CEFR B1

persönlich

Meaning in English: personal(ly), in person

Rank 1,231 of 5,000adjectiveLevel B15 forms in the list
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Example

Ich möchte mit dem Chef persönlich sprechen.

I'd like to speak to the boss in person.

Forms of persönlich in the top 5,000

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

persönlichen#795
personalB1

Aus persönlichen Gründen kann ich nicht teilnehmen.
I can't take part for personal reasons.

persönliche#1,052
personalB1

Darf ich Ihnen eine persönliche Frage stellen?
May I ask you a personal question?

persönlicher#4,684
personalB1

Das ist ein persönlicher Brief, nicht für dich.
That's a personal letter, not for you.

persönliches#4,736
personalA2

Das ist ein persönliches Gespräch unter uns.
This is a personal conversation between us.

How common is persönlich?

persönlich is number 1,231 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 74 times per million words — about once every 13,000 words. Its most frequent form is persönlichen (#795).

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 66% 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. 1,227der Wunschwish, request
  2. 1,228der Dienstservice, duty, shift
  3. 1,229beginnento begin, to start
  4. 1,230der Ballball
  5. 1,231persönlichpersonal(ly), in person
  6. 1,232ausreichendsufficient, enough
  7. 1,233die Bewegungmovement, exercise
  8. 1,234die Reisetrip, journey
  9. 1,235der Winterwinter

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