The Most Frequent German Words

Nominative

Accusative

Dative

Possessive Article

ich

mich

mir

mein

du

dich

dir

dein

er

ihn

ihm

sein

sie

sie

ihr

ihr

es

es

ihm

sein

wir

uns

uns

unser

ihr

euch

euch

euer

sie/Sie

sie/Sie

ihnen/Ihnen

ihr/Ihr

der/die/das...

the, which, that

ein/eine/ein...

a

dieser

this

jeder

every

jener

that one (fairly formal)

alle (Pl.)

all, every

solche (Pl.); solch ein

such; such a

manche (Pl.)

some

können

to be able to

dürfen

to be allowed to

mögen (==ich möchte etc.)

to like (== I would like etc.)

müssen

to have to

sollen

to be supposed to

wollen

to want to

haben

to have

sein

to be

werden

to become

eins

erster

1

zwei

zweiter

2

drei

dritter

3

vier

vierter

4

fünf

fünfter

5

sechs

sechster

6

sieben

siebter

7

acht

achter

8

neun

neunter

9

zehn

zehnter

10

elf

...

11

zwölf

12

dreizehn

13

vierzehn

14

fünfzehn

15

sechzehn

16

siebzehn

17

achtzehn

18

neunzehn

19

zwanzig

20

dreißig

30

vierzig

40

fünfzig

50

sechzig

60

siebzig

70

achtzig

80

neunzig

90

hundert

100

bis

Akkusativ

until, up to

durch

Akkusativ

through; by

für

Akkusativ

for

gegen

Akkusativ

against

ohne

Akkusativ

without

um (...herum)

Akkusativ

at (time); around (especially with "...herum"); roughly

wider

Akkusativ

against, contrary to

aus

Dativ

out of

außer

Dativ

except for

bei

Dativ

at

entgegen

Dativ

contrary to (expectations etc.)

entlang

Dativ

along (a street, shoreline etc.)

gegenüber

Dativ

across from

gemäß

Dativ

according to

mit

Dativ

with

nach

Dativ

after (time); to (city, country); according to

seit

Dativ

since

von

Dativ

of; by (author)

zu

Dativ

to

an

Akkusativ (Motion) oder Dativ (Location)

at, to (vertical or horizontal boundaries; specific points)

auf

Akkusativ (Motion) oder Dativ (Location)

on (occasionally means "at" or "to")

hinter

Akkusativ (Motion) oder Dativ (Location)

behind

in

Akkusativ (Motion) oder Dativ (Location)

in

neben

Akkusativ (Motion) oder Dativ (Location)

beside; besides

über

Akkusativ (Motion) oder Dativ (Location)

above; about (a topic); via

unter

Akkusativ (Motion) oder Dativ (Location)

under; among

vor

Akkusativ (Motion) oder Dativ (Location)

in front of; ago

zwischen

Akkusativ (Motion) oder Dativ (Location)

between

außerhalb

Genitive

outside of

bezüglich

Genitive

concerning, as to, with reference to

entsprechend

Genitive

corresponding

infolge

Genitive

as a result of

innerhalb

Genitive

within, inside of

längs

Genitive

along (a river, streetfront etc.)

mittels

Genitive

by means of

seitens

Genitive

on the part of

statt, anstatt

Genitive

instead of

trotz

Genitive

despite

während

Genitive

during

wegen

Genitive

because of

am

an dem

beim

bei dem

im

in dem

ins

in das

vom

von dem

zum

zu dem

zur

zu der

aber

but, however

denn

since (in the sense of "because")

entweder...oder

either...or

nicht nur...sondern auch

not only...but also

oder

or

sondern

but rather

sowohl...als auch

both...and

und

and

weder...noch

neither...nor

als

when (also means "than" in comparatives, and can mean "as" e.g. in "Sie arbeitet als Lehrerin")

bevor

before

bis

until

da

as (in the sense of "because")

damit

so that (also means "with that," "with it")

daß

that

ehe

before (more formal than "bevor")

falls

in case

indem

by (+verb; e.g. by learning these words, you become a better person)

nachdem

after

ob

whether

obgleich

although

obwohl

although

seit

since

sobald

as soon as

so daß

so that

während

while

weil

because

wenn

if; when

wie

how

ab

as of; departing at; used when something is being removed

allein

alone; however

also

thus, so

alt

old

(ein) ander__

other (another)

anders

differently

beide

both

bereits

already

besonder__

particular, unusual

besonders

especially

in/mit Bezug auf

regarding

bisher

until now, as yet

dabei

and yet; while doing that; near that/it

doch

however, yet; surely (also used to contradict a negative statement)

dort

over there, there

drittens

thirdly

einige

some, a few

einmal

once, once upon a time

erst

(at) first; only (in the sense of "not until")

erstens

firstly

es gibt

there is, there are

etwa

roughly

etwas

something

fast

almost, nearly

ganz

whole, entire, all (as in "all day", "all my money," but not e.g. "all the people")

gerade

straight; just (as in "I just did this")

gestern

yesterday

groß

big, tall

gut

good, well

heute

today

hier

here

je

ever; per

je...je/desto/umso

the (more)...the (more)

jedoch

however, nonetheless

jetzt

now, at the moment

kaum

hardly, scarcely

kein(__)

none, no one...

klein

little, small

lassen

to let (someone do something); to leave (something somewhere); to have something done

sich lassen + verb

can be "verb-ed" (e.g. "This can be done")

letzte(__)

last

man

one

mehr

more

morgen

tomorrow

neu

new

nicht

not

nichts

nothing

noch

still (as in "It's still alive"); even (as in "even more"); "noch ein" = "another"

nun

now; can be used to mean "Well,..."

ohne...zu

without (doing X)

ein paar

a few

plötzlich

sudden(ly)

quer durch

right (straight) across

schließlich

finally; after all

schon

already

schön

nice, pretty

schnell

quick(ly), fast

sei es...sei es

be it...be it, whether...or

sich

oneself, himself, herself, itself, themselves etc. (reflexive pronoun)

sonst

otherwise, or else

später

later

(an)statt...zu

instead of (doing X)

trotzdem

nevertheless, despite that

um...zu

in order to (do X)

viel

a lot, many

vielleicht

perhaps

was

what; which

wenig(__)

few, little (in the sense of "few")

wer

who; whoever

wie

how; like (as in "similar(ly)"), as (in comparisons)

wieder

again

worauf, womit etc.

on which, with which etc.

würde

would

zurück

back (as in "come back")

zusammen

together