Superwörter I

Superwörter II

Superwörter III

Superwörter IV

Superwörter V

Superwörter VI

Superwörter Zusammenfassung

Superwörter alphabetisch

als	Superwörter II
also	Superwörter II
auch	Superwörter IV
bei	Superwörter II
da	Superwörter III
damit	Superwörter I
dieser	Superwörter I
doch	Superwörter V
echt	Superwörter VI
eigentlich	Superwörter VI
erst	Superwörter IV
ersterer	Superwörter I
gelangen	Superwörter III
gelingen	Superwörter III
gelten	Superwörter III
gemäß	Superwörter I
ja	Superwörter VI
je	Superwörter IV
jener	Superwörter I
laut	Superwörter I
letzterer	Superwörter I
nach	Superwörter I
nämlich	Superwörter V
neben	Superwörter V
noch	Superwörter III
so (according to)	Superwörter I
so (in general)	Superwörter II
so daß	Superwörter I
überhaupt	Superwörter VI
um	Superwörter I
um … zu	Superwörter I
unter	Superwörter V
während	Superwörter II
wohl	Superwörter VI
zu	Superwörter III
zufolge	Superwörter I
zwar	Superwörter V

Superwörter Zusammenfassung

Superwörter I
damit	1. with it, with that 2. (anticipatory da-compound) 3. so that
so daß	so that (as a result)
um…zu	in order to, to
nach	here: according to
laut	here: according to
gemäß	here: according to
zufolge	according to
so	here: according to
um	1. um … zu = according to (see above) 2. at (4 o’clock etc.) 3. around (physically) (often with “herum”) 4. around (in the sense of “roughly”) 5. by (for changes in numerical values, e.g. “by 5 degrees”) 6. used with various prepositional verbs
es geht um; es handelt sich um	1. “It’s about…” (for stating e.g. the topic of an article or a movie) [ONLY Use “In dem Artikel geht es um…” (or possibly “Der Artikel handelt von”) to state the topic of an article; do not use “In dem Artikel handelt es sich um…“] 2. “It’s a matter of…” (for stating what’s at stake)
je … desto; je … um so; je … je	the … the (+comparatives)
jener	the former
dieser	the latter
ersterer	the former
letzterer	the latter
Superwörter II
als	1. when (completed past events) 2. than (with comparatives) 3. as (but not as in “X is as big as Y”)
nichts als	nothing but
um so .. .als	the more/all the … because/as
als (ob)	as if
während	1. while (conjunction) 2. during (preposition)
bei	1. near, at (location) 2. at (a certain temperature or pressure) 3. in the case of, during (some process), at (as in the previous sense of “during”), in the process of
so	1. in this manner, like this 2. then (after a conditional clause) 3. so much, so very 4. does NOT mean “so” in the sense of “thus”
so … wie	as … as (e.g. “as tall as”)
so ein	such a
also	1. thus 2. does NOT mean “also”
Superwörter III
da	1. because, since (in the sense of “because”), as (in the sense of “because”) 2. there 3. at that time, then
zu	1. to (location) 2. to (infinitive) 3. too (as in “too much”) 4. closed (as in “the door is closed”) 5. may indicate quantity (often a percentage or fraction) 6. may indicate a ratio or numerical relationship 7. may indicate the result of a process 8. with (in the sense of a supplement or a complementing addition) 9. at (primarily in the expression “zu Hause”) 10. may indicate mode of transportation (especially “zu Fuß,” “zu Pferd”)
noch	1. until this point in time 2. still (to indicate something is still going on) 3. (with comparatives:) still, even (in the sense of “still more,” “even more”)
noch nicht	not yet
noch nie	never (yet) (i.e. not until now)
noch immer, immer noch	still (to indicate something is still going on)
Was noch?	What else?
noch ein	another
weder … noch	neither … nor
gelten	1. to be valid 2. to be aimed at someone/something (with dative)
gelten als	to be considered
gelten für	to apply to, to be valid for
gelingen	to succeed
gelangen	to reach (a destination), to arrive (somewhere), to get to
Superwörter IV
je	1. ever 2. each, per
je .. .desto, je … um so, je …j e	the … the (+comparatives)
je nach; je nachdem	depending on, in accordance with
erst	1. first 2. only (in the sense of “not until,” “not before,” “only recently”) 3. so far…only (with respect to quantities)
auch	1. also 2. even (as in: “even he…,” “even at this temperature,” “even in the USA” etc.) 3. whoever, whatever etc. (when combined with the respective question word) 4. flavoring particle expressing annoyance or expressing doubt in questions
Superwörter V
zwar	it may be true that …, although …
und zwar	in fact, actually, to be specific
doch	1. contradicts negative statements or questions 2. nevertheless 3. but (rhetorical) 4. flavoring particle meaning “after all” or expressing impatience, irritation etc.
nämlich	1. namely 2. for (in the sense of “for the fact is that”) 3. (archaic) the same (adjective)
unter	1. underneath 2. among
neben	1. beside 2. besides
Superwörter VI
eigentlich	1. real, actual (adjective) 2. really, actually (weaker than “wirklich”) 3. flavoring particle in questions, expressing curiosity, interest or irritation
wirklich	real, really (stronger than “eigentlich”)
echt	genuine, real
überhaupt	1. at all 2. in general 3. flavoring particle in questions, expressing curiosity, interest or irritation
ja	1. after all 2. flavoring particle implying “Wow!” or “Oh my!” 3. flavoring particle used to threaten danger
wohl	1. probably 2. it may be true that…, although… (if followed by “aber” or one of its synonyms)
wohl aber	but (emphatic contrast following a prior negation)