1) Adj, = adv.
Habe ich das richtig gehört? | Did I hear that correctly? |
Er war schick angezogen. | He was stylishly dressed. |
2) adding -weise or -sweise to a noun.
Noun | Meaning | Adverb | Meaning |
das Beispiel | example | beispielsweise | for example |
die Beziehung | relation, connection | beziehungsweise | or/or rather/that is to say |
der Schritt | step | schrittweise | step by step |
die Zeit | time | zeitweise | at times |
der Zwang | compulsion | zwangsweise | compulsorily |
3) adding -erweise to an uninflected adjective
Adjective | Meaning | Adverb | Meaning |
erstaunlich | astonishing | erstaunlicherweise | astonishingly enough |
glücklich | happy, fortunate | glücklicherweise | fortunately |
komisch | strange, funny | komischerweise | strangely enough |
4) Irgend + wie/wan
Irgendwie | somehow | Es ist irgendwie komisch. | It is sort of weird. |
irgendwann | Sometime, eventually | Irgendwann einmal | at some point in the future |
irgendwo | somewhere |
5) Adv. of time, degree
Adv. of time | Meaning | ||
endlich | finally | ||
heute | today | ||
immer | always | Priska hat immer Hunger. | Priska is always hungry. |
morgen | tomorrow | Sie kann erst morgen kommen. | She can’t come till tomorrow. |
morgens | in the mornings | ||
sofort | at once | Ja, ich mache das sofort. | Yes, I’ll do it at once. |
Eg,
Das beste Buch lag unten auf dem Stapel. | The best book was at the bottom of the pile. |
Die Schlafzimmer sind oben. | The bedrooms are upstairs. |
Ich kann leider nicht kommen. | Unfortunately I can’t come. |
6) adverbs of degree
Adverb of degree | Meaning | ||
äußerst | extremely | ||
besonders | especially | Es hat mir nicht besonders gefallen. | I didn’t particularly like it. |
beträchtlich | considerably | ||
fast | almost | Ich bin fast fertig. | I’m almost finished. |
kaum | hardly, scarcely | ||
ziemlich | fairly | Er war ziemlich sauer. | He was quite angry. |
7) compound adverbs:
+ her
+ Hin
To show some movement TOWARDS the person speaking, you use the adverb her.
To show some movement AWAY from the person speaking, you use the adverb hin.
Oliver und Andrea geben heute eine Party. Gehen wir hin? | Oliver and Andrea are having a party today. Shall we go? |
Compound adverb | Meaning | Compound adverb | Meaning |
daher | from there therefore, hence, thus, so | dahin | (to) there |
hierher | here | dorthin | there |
hierhin | here | ||
irgendwoher | from somewhere or other | irgendwohin | (to) somewhere or other |
überallher | from all over | überallhin | Everywhere. In all directions |
woher? | where from? | wohin? | where (to)? |
Woher kommst du? | Where do you come from? |
Woher hast du das? | Where did you get that from? |
Das habe ich irgendwoher gekriegt. | I got that from somewhere. |
Wohin fährst du? | Where are you going? |
Sie liefen überallhin. | They ran everywhere. |
8) Time + Manner + Place
TIME | MANNER | PLACE |
anfangs -- at the beginning | beinahe -- nearly, almost | aufwärts -- upward |
Bist du jemals in China gewesen? Have you been to China?
Meistens benutze ich den Bus. Mostly I take bus.