German adverb · CEFR A1
unten
Meaning in English: below, downstairs
Example
Ich warte unten vor der Haustür.
I'll wait downstairs by the front door.
How common is unten?
unten is number 1,293 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 71 times per million words — about once every 14,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 67% 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
- 1,289übertragento broadcast, to transfer
- 1,290anderesother, something else
- 1,291die Staatsanwaltschaftpublic prosecutor's office
- 1,292das Gerätdevice, appliance
- 1,293untenbelow, downstairs
- 1,294genanntcalled, named, mentioned
- 1,295die Tatdeed, act, crime
- 1,296die Nachfragedemand, enquiry
- 1,297FrankreichFrance
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