Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #86
Word (Wort)

sehr

Translation (Übersetzung) very
Pronunciation (Aussprache) /zeːɐ/
A1
Adverbs
Beginner
Neutral
Tags (Tags)
grammar most-common adverb degree intensity intensifier
Adverb meaning 'very'. Used to intensify adjectives and adverbs. Eighty-sixth most frequent word in German.

Examples (Beispiele)

Das ist sehr gut.
That is very good.
intensifier
Er läuft sehr schnell.
He runs very fast.
with adverb
Ich mag das sehr.
I like that very much.
intensifier
Sehr gerne!
With pleasure!
polite expression

Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

Collocations (Kollokationen)
sehr gut
very good
High frequency
sehr viel
very much
High frequency
sehr schön
very beautiful
High frequency
Idioms (Redewendungen)
sehr gerne
with pleasure, very gladly
Polite way to accept or offer
Synonyms (Synonyme)
extrem High similarity
Extremely (stronger intensifier)
Antonyms (Antonyme)
wenig
Little, not very (opposite intensity)

Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

extrem viel gut Adverb

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