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German adverb · CEFR A1

warum

Meaning in English: why

Rank 353 of 5,000adverbLevel A1
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Example

Warum hast du nicht angerufen?

Why didn't you call?

How common is warum?

warum is number 353 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 245 times per million words — about once every 4,100 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 55% 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. 349Thementopics, subjects
  2. 350die Familiefamily
  3. 351das Geldmoney
  4. 352möchtewould like
  5. 353warumwhy
  6. 354der Mitarbeiteremployee, colleague, staff
  7. 355gernegladly, with pleasure
  8. 356Maßnahmenmeasures, steps
  9. 357hinthere, towards (away from speaker)

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Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.