plötzlich
A2suddenly
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plötzlich in a sentence
Plötzlich war das Licht aus.
Suddenly the light was off.
Where plötzlich comes from
von älter plotzlich, plutzlich, plützlich, in adjektivischer Verwendung seit Luther; spätmittelhochdeutsch plozlich, zum veralteten Wort Plotz, zu lautmalerisch spätmittelhochdeutsch ploz „Schlag, Stoß“
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What does plötzlich mean in English?
plötzlich means "suddenly". For example: "Plötzlich war das Licht aus." — "Suddenly the light was off."
What level is plötzlich in German?
plötzlich is a A2 word — a2 — elementary. It belongs to the past, present & future vocabulary.
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