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gar

"gar" means "at all" in German. It is number 228 on the frequency list, in A1 (adv).

Meaning

at all; even; expressing a climax

IPA

/ɡaːr/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Gar nicht!
  Not at all!
  Tatoeba: Vortarulo / sacredceltic
• Nein, gar nicht.
  No, not at all.
  Tatoeba: Esperantostern / CK
• Sag gar nichts.
  Don't say shit.
  Tatoeba: Lebensfreude / Spamster

Learned together

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

• wieso why
• her here, to here (toward the…
• lange long, for a long time
• natürlich naturally
• dort there, yonder
• weiter further, farther, more
• gleich alike
• recht very, quite, rather, pretty,…
• richtig really

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