German preposition · CEFR C1
samt
Meaning in English: together with, including
Example
Er kam samt Hund und Koffer zu Besuch.
He came to visit, dog and suitcase included.
How common is samt?
samt is number 2,953 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 30 times per million words — about once every 34,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 74% of the words in an ordinary German text. C1 means an advanced word, mostly met in formal or written German.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 2,949draußenoutside, outdoors
- 2,950verrätreveals, gives away
- 2,951ausgelösttriggered, set off
- 2,952die Pressekonferenzpress conference
- 2,953samttogether with, including
- 2,954die Begründungreason, justification
- 2,955der Restrest, remainder
- 2,956indesmeanwhile, however
- 2,957die Einladunginvitation
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