eigentlich — actually, in fact, technically, really in German
adverbA2
Pronunciation
/ˈaign̩tlɪç/
Quick Facts
Level
A2
Frequency
100/100
Source Rank
#243
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Word Family
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Eigentum Family3 wordsUnleveled 2A2 1Noun 2Adjective 1
Example Sentences
Ich weiß eigentlich nicht.
I don't really know.
Was ist eigentlich passiert?
What actually happened?
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Corpus Neighbors
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erst
first, only, not until
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wieder
again
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doch
however, still, nevertheless, after all
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ganz
very, completely, entirely, totally, quite
AdverbSame word class#107
rund
around, about, approximately
AdverbSame word class#118
selbst
even, by oneself
AdverbSame word class#133
etwas
somewhat, slightly, a little bit
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weiter
forward, onwards, further
AdverbSame word class#151
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