Expressions of time in German - adverbs of frequency
Zeitangaben - Frequenzadverbien
What questions about the frequency of performing an activity can we ask? Here are some examples:
Welche Fragen zur Häufigkeit der Ausführung einer Tätigkeit können wir stellen? Hier einige Beispiele:
| Wann? | - | When? |
| Wie oft? | - | How often? |
Expressions of Time - Adverbs of Frequency
Zeitangaben - Frequenzadverben
| von Zeit zu Zeit | - | from time to time |
| regelmäßig / unregelmäßig | - | regularly / irregularly |
| anlässlich + Genitiv | - | on the occasion of |
| gelegentlich | - | occasionally |
| meistens | - | mostly |
| manchmal | - | sometimes |
| jedes Mal | - | every time |
| zum ersten Mal | - | for the first time |
| jeden Tag / jede Woche / jeden Monat / jedes Jahr | - | every day / every week / every month / every year |
| so gut wie nie | - | almost never |
| immer | - | always |
| nie | - | never |
| niemals | - | never |
| oft | - | often |
| oftmals | - | often |
| sehr oft | - | very often |
| selten | - | rarely, hardly ever |
| häufig | - | often, frequently |
| ab und zu | - | from time to time |
| nicht so oft | - | not so often |
| Tag für Tag | - | day after day |
| 2-mal täglich | - | twice a day, 2 times daily |
| 3-mal pro Woche | - | 3 times a week |
| um die Zeit | - | at this time |
| montags / dienstags … | - | on Mondays / on Tuesdays … |
| tagsüber | - | during daytime |
| nachtsüber | - | at night |
| unter der Woche | - | during the week |
| im Laufe der Woche | - | in the course of the week |
| in der Regel | - | usually, generally |
| üblicherweise | - | usually, normally |
| zeitweise | - | occasionally, at times, temporarily |
| wann (auch) immer | - | whenever |
| kaum | - | hardly, barely, little |
| wieder | - | again |
| einmal | - | once, one time |
| mehrmals | - | several times |
| mehrmals am Tag | - | several times a day |
| bisweilen | - | sometimes, at times, now and then |
| mitunter | - | sometimes, occasionally |
| ständig | - | constantly, continuously, always |
| stets | - | always, at all times |
| stündlich | - | hourly, every hour |
| wöchentlich | - | weekly |
| monatlich | - | monthly |
| jährlich | - | yearly, annual |
| morgens = am Morgen | - | in the morning, every morning |
| vormittags = am Vormittag | - | in the morning |
| mittags = am Mittag | - | at noon, at midday, at lunchtime |
| nachmittags = am Nachmittag | - | in the afternoon, in the afternoons |
| abends = am Abend | - | in the evening, every evening |
| nachts = in der Nacht | - | at night |
| am Tag (+ Genitiv) | - | on the day (of), during the day |
| donnerstags nachmittags | - | on Thursday afternoons |
| gewöhnlich | - | usually, normally, generally |
| jemals | - | ever |
| zuletzt | - | last |
| bei jedem Anlass | - | on every occasion |
| am Dienstagabend | - | on Tuesday evening |
| alle 2 Minuten / alle 10 Stunden / alle 3 Tage / alle 6 Wochen / alle 2 Monate / alle 3 Jahre | - | every 2 minutes / every 10 hours / every 3 days / every 6 weeks / every 2 months / every 3 years |
| zu Ostern / an Ostern / Ostern | - | for Easter / at Easter |
| zu Weihnachten / an Weihnachten / Weihnachten | - | for Christmas / at Christmas |
| zu Pfingsten / an Pfingsten / Pfingsten | - | at Whitsun |
| zu Neujahr / an Neujahr / Neujahr | - | for New Year's Day / on new Year's Day |
| zu Allerheiligen / an Allerheiligen | - | for All Saints' Day / on All Saints' Day |