German adverb · CEFR A2

weiter

Meaning in English: further; on, onward

Rank 139 of 5,000adverbLevel A25 forms in the list
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Example

Nach der Pause arbeiten wir weiter.

After the break we'll carry on working.

Forms of weiter in the top 5,000

These forms of weiter are in the top 5,000 as well — German adds endings for gender, case and number:

weitere#140
further, additionalB1

Haben Sie noch weitere Fragen?
Do you have any further questions?

weiteren#295
further, additionalB1

Im weiteren Verlauf wurde das Spiel spannend.
As it went on, the game got exciting.

weiterer#1,038
further, anotherB1

Ein weiterer Vorteil ist der niedrige Preis.
Another advantage is the low price.

weiteres#1,134
further, more, anotherB1

Das geht nicht so ohne Weiteres.
That's not so easily done.

How common is weiter?

weiter is number 139 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 625 times per million words — about once every 1,600 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 47% of the words in an ordinary German text. A2 means an elementary word, usually learned in the first year.

Related words in the list

Words built on weiter:

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 135seinerhis, its (dat./gen. fem.)
  2. 136unsereour
  3. 137ganzquite, whole, entirely
  4. 138machento make, to do
  5. 139weiterfurther; on, onward
  6. 140weiterefurther, additional
  7. 141stehtstands; is (written)
  8. 142diesthis
  9. 143etwaabout, approximately

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