German formal & academic vocabulary C1 · Advanced
Words for essays, reports and formal letters. Useful for university work and professional writing.
This set has 20 words. Study them as a list or as flashcards in the app, and mark each word once you know it.
How to use these words
Formal and academic phrases structure essays and official letters. Use Im Folgenden to introduce the next section and Zusammenfassend to conclude.
Example sentences
- Hiermit bestätige ich den Eingang Ihres Schreibens. – I hereby confirm receipt of your letter.
- Im Folgenden werden die Ergebnisse dargestellt. – The results are presented below.
- Zusammenfassend lässt sich sagen, dass die Methode geeignet ist. – In summary it can be said that the method is suitable.
Word list
- darlegen – to set out
- erörtern – to discuss in depth
- voraussetzen – to presuppose
- berücksichtigen – to take into account
- veranschaulichen – to illustrate
- zusammenfassen – to summarise
- hervorheben – to emphasise
- unterstreichen – to underline
- beurteilen – to assess
- gewährleisten – to guarantee
- beitragen – to contribute
- auswirken – to affect
- erfordern – to require
- umfassen – to comprise
- beabsichtigen – to intend
- bewerkstelligen – to accomplish
- anstreben – to strive for
- ableiten – to derive
- entgegenwirken – to counteract
- Rechnung tragen – to take into account