Almost, nearly - Beinahe (The 1706th Most Common German Word)

The German word for Almost, nearly is Beinahe. It is classified as a B1 word, and is the 1706th most commonly used word in German. It can be used as adverb. This word often comes up when talking about measures. Tap on the speaker icon to listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Our app offers over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common German words. Download it now to discover them all.

Pronunciation

English: almost, nearly

German: beinahe

Examples


I have a bath almost every day.	Ich nehme beinahe jeden Tag ein Bad.
I nearly died.	Ich wäre beinahe gestorben.
It's almost time to leave.	Es ist beinahe Zeit, zu gehen.
These types of books have almost no value.	Diese Art von Büchern ist beinahe wertlos.
He was so sad that he almost went mad.	Er wäre beinahe vor Trauer verrückt geworden.
The people almost starved during the terrible winter.	Die Menschen verhungerten beinahe während des schrecklichen Winters.
The restaurant was almost empty.	Das Restaurant war beinahe leer.
Her brother nearly died in a traffic accident six months ago.	Ihr Bruder wäre vor sechs Monaten beinahe bei einem Verkehrsunfall ums Leben gekommen.

Almost.	Beinahe.
It was nearly noon.	Es war beinahe Mittag.
He slipped and nearly fell.	Er rutschte aus und wäre beinahe hingefallen.
It's nearly three o'clock.	Es ist beinahe drei Uhr.
It's almost impossible to avoid eating genetically modified food.	Es ist beinahe unmöglich, genetisch verändertes Essen zu vermeiden.
Tom almost married Mary.	Tom hätte beinahe Maria geheiratet.
Tom almost fainted.	Tom fiel beinahe in Ohnmacht.
Tom almost got fired.	Tom wurde beinahe gefeuert.
Tom almost forgot the conference.	Tom vergaß beinahe die Konferenz.
It almost worked.	Es hätte beinahe funktioniert.
He almost died.	Er wäre beinahe gestorben.
Tom almost laughed.	Tom lachte beinahe.
I nearly spilled my coffee on the keyboard.	Beinahe hätte ich meinen Kaffee auf die Tastatur geschüttet.