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außer

"außer" means "except" in German. It is number 625 on the frequency list, in A2 (prep).

Meaning

except; besides; apart from

IPA

/ˈaʊ̯sɐ/

Level

A2

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Sie ist außer sich.
  She's beside herself.
  Tatoeba: Zaghawa / sundown
• Er ist außer sich.
  He's beside himself.
  Tatoeba: Zaghawa / sundown
• Ich bin außer mir!
  I'm beside myself!
  Tatoeba: hanabi / \N

Learned together

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

• zehn ten
• allem Dative singular masculine and…
• sechs six numerical value…
• tja well, hmm
• nachdem after
• solch such
• sobald as soon as, by the time
• o O
• aufs onto the

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