erst — first, only, not until in German
adverbA2
Pronunciation
/e:ɐ̯st/
Quick Facts
Level
A2
Frequency
100/100
Source Rank
#64
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Example Sentences
Es ist erst Montag.
It's only Monday.
Ich habe erst abgelehnt.
I refused at first.
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Corpus Neighbors
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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
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rund
around, about, approximately
AdverbSame word class#118
selbst
even, by oneself
AdverbSame word class#133
etwas
somewhat, slightly, a little bit
AdverbSame word class#141
zu
too, closed
AdverbSame word class#12
auf
open, up
AdverbSame word class#15
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