German conjunction · CEFR B1
solange
Meaning in English: as long as, while
Example
Solange es regnet, bleiben wir drinnen.
As long as it's raining, we'll stay inside.
How common is solange?
solange is number 2,503 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 36 times per million words — about once every 28,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 73% 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
- 2,499verurteiltsentenced, condemned
- 2,500erläutertexplained
- 2,501denke(I) think
- 2,502gerufencalled
- 2,503solangeas long as, while
- 2,504empfohlenrecommended
- 2,505wichtigesimportant
- 2,506Einstellungensettings; attitudes
- 2,507die Reaktionreaction
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