besonders

/bəˈzɔndɐs/

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. especially, particularly

    • Sie mag besonders die kalten Wintertage.

      She especially likes the cold winter days.

Similar words

eigens

Besonders is the everyday word for "especially"; eigens is more formal, "specially" or "expressly," for something done for one particular purpose.

Practice

1 What does besonders mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie mag ___ die kalten Wintertage.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches besonders?

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