====== German adverb, English verb ======

English often uses verbs where the German language prefers an adjective. Here are some examples.

<note>Note that the English verbs can occur (vorkommen) in other contexts and with other meanings as well.</note>

^ German adverb ^ English verb ^ German example ^ English translation ^
| anscheinend | to seem | Es ist anscheinend kalt. | It **seems** to be cold. |
| dauernd | to keep on | Er hat dauernd Fisch gekauft. | He **kept on** buying fish. |
| früher, immer | used to | Früher gingen wir schwimmen. | We **used to** go swimming. |
| gerne | to like | Ich hätte gerne eine Katze. | I would **like** to have a cat. |
| lieber | to prefer | Sie hätte lieber einen Hund. | She **prefers** a dog. |
| wahrscheinlich | to be likely | Wahrscheinlich regnet es heute. | It**'s** **likely** to rain today. |
| weiterhin | to continue | Sie haben weiterhin Autos gebaut. | They **continued to** build cars. |
| zufällig | to happen | Ich war zufällig zu Hause. | I **happened to** be at home. |
| leider | to be afraid | Ich kann leider nicht kommen. | I**'m afraid** I can't come. |
| ob ... wohl? | to wonder | Ob er wohl kommen wird? | I **wonder** whether he’ll come or not. |


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