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Modal Adverbs (Modaladverbien) 🏃

Learn German modal adverbs (Modaladverbien): manner (schnell, langsam, gern, leise) and degree (sehr, ziemlich, fast, wirklich) — answering wie and wie sehr, and why German usually uses the same word for the adjective and the adverb.

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📍 Modal Adverbs (Modaladverbien) 🏃

Modal adverbs describe how something happens or to what degree.

They answer questions like:

  • 🏃 Wie? (How?)
  • 📈 Wie sehr? (How much? / To what extent?)

Modal adverbs describe how an action is performed.

Er fährt schnell.
Sie spricht leise.
Ich lerne gern Deutsch.

💡 Tip

Most German adverbs look exactly like adjectives.

AdjectiveAdverb
ein schnelles AutoDas Auto fährt schnell.
eine laute MusikDie Musik spielt laut.
ein guter KochEr kocht gut.

Unlike English:

  • quick → quickly
  • loud → loudly

German usually uses the same word.

  • schnell → schnell
  • laut → laut
  • langsam → langsam

🏃 Manner (Wie?)

Answers: How?

EmojiAdverbMeaningExample
⚡schnellquickly, fastEr läuft schnell. (He runs fast.)
🐢langsamslowlySie spricht langsam. (She speaks slowly.)
😊gerngladly, like toIch spiele gern Fußball. (I like playing football.)
🎯genauexactlyDu hast genau recht. (You are exactly right.)
🔄andersdifferentlyHeute machen wir es anders. (Today we'll do it differently.)
👍gutwellEr kocht gut. (He cooks well.)
👎schlechtbadlySie singt schlecht. (She sings badly.)
🤫leisequietlyBitte sprich leise. (Please speak quietly.)
🔊lautloudlyDie Kinder lachen laut. (The children laugh loudly.)

📈 Degree (Wie sehr?)

Answers: How much? / To what extent?

EmojiAdverbMeaningExample
⭐sehrveryDas ist sehr gut. (That is very good.)
📊ziemlichquite, fairlyDas Buch ist ziemlich interessant. (The book is quite interesting.)
🔥äußerstextremelyDas war äußerst schwierig. (That was extremely difficult.)
👌ganzcompletely, quiteIch bin ganz müde. (I am completely tired.)
⚖️fastalmostWir sind fast fertig. (We're almost finished.)
🎁genugenoughDu hast genug gegessen. (You've eaten enough.)
💯wirklichreallyDas ist wirklich schön. (That is really beautiful.)
❓vielleichtperhaps, maybeVielleicht kommt er später. (Maybe he'll come later.)

Related: Adverbs Overview · Sentence Adverbs · Adjectives · Grammar Roadmap

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Thu Aug 13 2026

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