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fast

"fast" means "almost" in German. It is number 412 on the frequency list, in A1 (adv).

Meaning

almost; nearly; hardly

IPA

/fast/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Fast da.
  Almost there.
  Tatoeba: cost / shekitten
• Fast drei.
  Almost three.
  Tatoeba: MUIRIEL / FeuDRenais
• Fast immer.
  Almost always.
  Tatoeba: krisz89 / human600

Learned together

In the course, "fast" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• draußen outside
• runter down, down here, downstairs
• vorbei over, past, up
• dran to be in a particular situation
• verrückt crazy, mad
• neu new
• einzig only, sole
• darum around it, around that
• drin inside

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