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spätestens

B1

at the latest

English meaning
at the latest
Vocabulary package
Past, Present & Future

spätestens in a sentence

Ich muss spätestens um 9 Uhr bei der Arbeit sein.

I must be at work by 9 o'clock at the latest.

Word family

spätestens is built from spät (late). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where spätestens comes from

Ableitung vom Superlativ spätest- von spät mit dem Ableitungsmorphem -ens

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What does spätestens mean in English?

spätestens means "at the latest". For example: "Ich muss spätestens um 9 Uhr bei der Arbeit sein." — "I must be at work by 9 o'clock at the latest."

What level is spätestens in German?

spätestens is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the past, present & future vocabulary.

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