How often do you practise your German?

How often do you practise your German?

Don’t worry, I’m not testing you, but I thought we might like to look at German adverbs of frequency.

So here is a list, starting with the least frequent words first.

• nie – never
• niemals – never
• fast nie – almost never
• einmal – one time
• kaum – rarely
• selten – rarely
• ab und zu – every so often
• unregelmäßig – irregularly
• gelegentlich – occasionally
• manchmal – sometimes
• mehrmals – repeatedly
• häufig – frequently
• oft – often
• meistens – mostly, most of the time
• regelmäßig – regularly
• kontinuierlich – continually
• fast immer – almost always
• immer – always
• ständig – always
• stets – always

Of course, if you practise your German regularly, you might also use one of these words:

• jährlich – yearly
• jedes Jahr – every year
• monatlich – monthly
• jeden Monat – every month
• wöchentlich – weekly
• montags – on Mondays
• jeden Montag – every Monday
• dienstags – on Tuesdays
• jeden Dienstag – every Tuesday
• mittwochs – on Wednesdays
• jeden Mittwoch – every Wednesday
• donnerstags – on Thursdays
• jeden Donnerstag – every Thursday
• freitags – on Fridays
• jeden Freitag – every Friday
• samstags – on Saturdays
• jeden Samstag – every Saturday
• sonntags – on Sundays
• jeden Sonntag – every Sunday
• täglich – daily
• jeden Tag – every day

Where do these adverbs go in German word order?

They come after the verb. Example: Ich lerne jeden Freitag Deutsch.

But if you start the sentence with one of these phrases, they come before the verb (remember: verb in second place). Example: Jeden Freitag lernen ich Deutsch.

If this post has persuaded you to start learning German again, you’ll need ‘wieder’ (again) or maybe even ‘schon wieder’ ( yet again): Ich lerne schon wieder Deutsch. 😉

So, answer the question for yourself or even post it in a comment:

Wie oft üben Sie Deutsch?

Ich übe … Deutsch.

If this post has made you want to revise your German word order, check out my online course German grammar – word order. It might just be what you’re looking for.