gelegentlich
occasional, sometimes
English translations
- 01
occasionally
Word details
- German meaning
- Gelegentlich bedeutet, dass etwas nicht oft, sondern nur ab und zu passiert.
- English meaning
- Occasionally
- Synonym
- manchmal, vereinzelt
- German example
- Ich gehe gelegentlich ins Kino.
- English example
- I occasionally go to the cinema.
Related words
- angelegentlich
Urgent; requiring immediate attention.
- verschiedentlich
Several times, occasionally
- Amblygonit
Amblygonite
- Flexitarier
Flexitarian
- jobben
To work part-time
- zeitweilig
Temporary means that something only takes place for a certain period of time or occasionally.
- sporadisch
Sporadic
- fallweise
Case-by-case
- akzidentell
Accidental
- emeritiert
Emeritus means that a professor is retired but is allowed to keep their title.
- episodisch
episodic
- My
"My" is the English word for "mine" or "my", sometimes used in German, especially in youth language.
Example sentences with “gelegentlich”
Ich trinke gelegentlich Kaffee. (I drink coffee occasionally.)
Frequently asked questions
How do you use 'gelegentlich' as an adverb?
It is commonly used as a temporal adverb: 'Wir sehen uns gelegentlich' (We see each other occasionally).