German adverb · CEFR A2
sonst
Meaning in English: otherwise, else; usually
Example
Beeil dich, sonst verpassen wir den Zug!
Hurry up, or we'll miss the train!
How common is sonst?
sonst is number 876 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 101 times per million words — about once every 9,900 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 63% of the words in an ordinary German text. A2 means an elementary word, usually learned in the first year.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 872wichtigstenmost important
- 873die Webseiteweb page, website
- 874gefördertfunded, supported, promoted
- 875die Verbindungconnection
- 876sonstotherwise, else; usually
- 877bestehenpass (an exam); exist; consist
- 878die Partei(political) party
- 879ganzenwhole, entire
- 880ersterfirst
In these word lists
- The 1,000 most common German words#876
- The 5,000 most common German words#876
- German A2 vocabulary#208
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