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mondays/sundays etc

Nun vs Jetzt

Noch vs Immer noch

The adverbs of time (temporal):

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✔️ The same rule applies to the parts of the day

etc..

nachts

night

abends

evening

morgens

morning

etc..

mittwochs

Wednesday

dienstags

Tuesday

montags

Monday

✔️ Frequency adverbs expressing routines on certain days

✔️ This is quite easy: just write the days of the week without capitalisation and add -s:

✔️ Jetzt is often used in the spoken language while nun in the written language

✔️ Jetzt refers to the current state, “right now” while nun is more generally referred to the present

✔️ Nun means “well” “Nun, sie war da”

Noch:

Er liest noch das Buch

“He is still reading the book”

Immer,,noch:

Es ist eine Woche her und er liest immer noch das Buch

“It’s been a week and he is still reading the book”

heute	today
täglich	daily
immer	always
regelmäßig	regularly
oft	often
manchmal	sometimes
nun*	now
jetzt*	now
montags*	on Mondays
abends*	in the evenings

morgen	tomorrow
nie	never
bald	soon
sofort	immediately

gestern	yesterday
neulich	recently
noch*	still
immer noch*	still

PRESENT

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REPETITION

FUTURE

PAST

Person + verb	Time ↠	Manner ↠	Place ⧬
Sie arbeitet	jetzt	alleine	im Labor

*She is now working alone in the laboratory

Check me!

10. My aunt is coming soon

11. She moved recently there

12. I am still eating the dinner

13. He's still studying for the last exam

14. Leave immediately!

15. Now I live in Paris

16. I am studying now for my exams .

17. She visits her doctor on Mondays

18. She goes to gym in the evening

1. I'm working on my new project today

2. I had an accident yesterday

3. His friends are getting married tomorrow

4. I go to the gym every day

5. She's always so annoying

6. My mother regularly drinks 2 liters of water

7. You often forget your keys at home

8. I sometimes travel by train

9. Teacher never explains us the exercises

bald	Meine Tante kommt bald
neulich	Sie ist neulich dorthin gezogen
noch	Er lernt noch für die letzte Prüfung
immer noch*	Ich esse immer noch das Abendessen
sofort	Geh sofort!
nun*	Nun lebe ich in Paris
jetzt*	Ich lerne jetzt für meine Prüfungen
montags*	Sie besucht montags ihren Arzt
abends	Sie geht abends ins Fitnessstudio

heute	Ich arbeite heute an meinem neuen Projekt
gestern	Gestern hatte ich einen Unfall
morgen	Seine Freunde heiraten morgen
täglich	Ich gehe täglich ins Fitnessstudio
immer	Sie ist immer so nervig
regelmäßig	Meine Mutter trinkt regelmäßig 2 Liter Wasser
oft	Sie vergessen oft Ihre Schlüssel zu Hause
manchmal	Ich reise manchmal mit dem Zug
nie	Der Lehrer erklärt uns nie die Übungen

✔️ These adverbs are interchangeable

✔️ “immer noch” seems to put more emphasis than noch, somehow emotionally you expect something to be over soon but it STILL goes on

Here's a list of the most common temporal adverbs used in the German language:

✔️ Show the moment when an action is performed

✔️ Will always come first in the order of adverbs: time ↠ manner ↠ place

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Mr. Fluffy: The difference between “nun” and “jetzt” is simple: I’ll always use “jetzt” in conversations with my friends!

Take your chance and try to guess what these sentences mean !

Mrs. Purrplexed wants to play!

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Mr. Puddle: Purrfect!

Mr. Puddle: Here’s a tip: try using it “immer noch” when you want to emphasize “noch” and you’re expecting something to end very soon or your surprise/disappointment about something that isn’t over yet, people use “immer noch” more often than “noch”

Mr. Puddle: Because it may sound strange to say “Sie arbeitet alleine im Labor jetzt”, the correct form is “Sie arbeitet jetzt alleine im Labor” the temporal adverbs stay always first and the local adverbs in the end, while the adverbs of manner in between

Mr. Fluffy: What about noch and immer noch?

Mr. Fluffy: Why is it so important to remember the order?

I. Theory and definitions: Temporal adverbs

Temporal adverbs in german

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✔️ Follow the next adverbs and see an example of how they work on these contexts. Also, Mrs. Purrplexed can't wait to play with you!

V. Let's practice! - temporal adverbs

IV. Purrrfection explained! - Temporal adverbs

✔️ As previously shown, the temporal adverbs indicate the moment of the action by asking “when?”

✔️ Remember the order: temporal - manner - place, we want to know first the moment of the action whether it is in the past, future or in the present, then how was the action performed and last, where?

✔️ Note the differences between noch vs immer noch, nun vs jetzt because are subtle but important in the spoken language

III. Tips & Tricks : How to learn them easily? - Temporal adverbs

II. Practical examples - Temporal adverbs

⭐ In order to understand the temporal adverbs, please look at the context of the highlighted words and try figuring out the functions of the adverbs, without reading further; when you’re finished, continue the lesson:

“My sister came yesterday from France. She lives there for years but she often visits us during Christmas holidays. She's been working as a manager for a toy factory and our children are always excited about her visits, because she brings them a lot of presents and french candies. Now they are playing in the living room with their new trains. Today my sister and I are going to the city to do Christmas shopping, meanwhile my husband will stay home and look after the children.”

Fill in the gaps with the corresponding temporal adverbs
(We recommend for soft begginers to have the translated text open)

▶ See the translation of the text

I always wake up at 7 o'clock. on Mondays I wake up at 6 o'clock because I go to my driving classes. Usually I make my bed immediately but sometimes I sleep a bit more. I regularly eat breakfast and I always brush my teeth. I go to work daily and sometimes , I work on Saturdays . The work often ends at 5 o'clock, only on Fridays it ends at 4 o'clock. I always go to gym in the evenings and have dinner with my family. I often go to sleep at 10 o'clock.