Suddenly - Plötzlich (The 456th Most Common German Word)

The German word for Suddenly is Plötzlich. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 456th most common word in German. It can be used as adverb. This word often comes up when talking about time & frequency. Tap on the speaker icon to listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Our app contains 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

en English: suddenly

de German: plötzlich

Examples

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He suddenly stopped talking. Plötzlich hielt er inne zu reden.
I cannot understand why he left so suddenly. Ich verstehe nicht, warum er so plötzlich verschwunden ist.
He died suddenly. Er ist plötzlich gestorben.
Suddenly my heart hurts. Plötzlich schmerzt mein Herz.
Suddenly he saw me. Plötzlich hat er mich erblickt.
His face suddenly turned red. Ihr Gesicht wurde plötzlich rot.
The man suddenly started shooting his gun. Der Mann begann plötzlich mit seinem Gewehr zu schießen.
I've suddenly started to gain weight. Ich habe plötzlich zugenommen.

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Suddenly - Plötzlich (The 456th Most Common German Word)
Then the motor suddenly died. Dann blieb der Motor plötzlich stehen.
I'd been working for two hours when I suddenly felt sick. Ich hatte zwei Stunden lang gearbeitet, als ich mich plötzlich krank fühlte.
Suddenly, I blacked out. Mir wurde plötzlich schwarz vor Augen.
A man suddenly appeared in the doorway. Plötzlich tauchte ein Mann an der Tür auf.
It is still a mystery why he suddenly left the town. Warum er plötzlich die Stadt verließ, ist immer noch ein Rätsel.
"Now I must say goodbye," he said suddenly. „Jetzt muss ich mich verabschieden“, sagte er plötzlich.
Suddenly, he changed the subject. Plötzlich wechselte er das Thema.
I've suddenly lost weight. Ich habe plötzlich abgenommen.
Our train stopped suddenly. Unser Zug hielt plötzlich an.
The temperature has suddenly dropped. Die Temperatur ist plötzlich gefallen.
The bride suddenly laughed. Die Braut lachte plötzlich.
The gas tank suddenly blew up. Der Treibstofftank explodierte plötzlich.
"Now I must say good-bye," he said suddenly. „Ich muss mich nun verabschieden“, sagte er plötzlich.

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Suddenly - Plötzlich (The 456th Most Common German Word)

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