übrigens

/ˈyːbʁɪɡn̩s/

adverb A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adv Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. by the way, incidentally

    Built from übrig (remaining) + adverbial -ens.

    • Übrigens, hast du meine Nachricht gesehen?

      By the way, did you see my message?

Practice

1 What does übrigens mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___, hast du meine Nachricht gesehen?

3 Which fingerprint chart matches übrigens?

See also

adverbcompoundcore-vocabulary

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