adverb🔗ShareWörtlich, buchstäblichWord for word; not figuratively; not as an idiom or metaphor"When I saw on the news that there would be no school tomorrow because of the snowstorm, I literally jumped for joy, and hit my head on the ceiling fan."Als ich in den Nachrichten sah, dass morgen wegen des Schneesturms keine Schule sein würde, bin ich buchstäblich vor Freude in die Luft gesprungen und habe mir den Kopf am Deckenventilator gestoßen.languagewordessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareIm übertragenen Sinne, bildlich gesprochen(degree, contranym) Used non-literally as an intensifier for figurative statements: virtually, so to speak (often considered incorrect; see usage notes)"He was so surprised, he literally jumped twenty feet in the air."Er war so überrascht, dass er im übertragenen Sinne sechs Meter in die Luft sprang.languagelinguisticsgrammarworddegreeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareTatsächlich, buchstäblichUsed to intensify or dramatise non-figurative statements; tending towards a meaningless filler word in repeated use."I had no idea, so I was literally guessing."Ich hatte keine Ahnung, also habe ich buchstäblich geraten.languagewordcommunicationlinguisticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareEinfach, lediglichUsed as a generic downtoner: just, merely."My brother was literally just watching TV, not doing anything else. "Mein Bruder hat einfach nur ferngesehen, sonst nichts.languagelinguisticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading