Vocabulary
anfangs
/ˈanfaŋs/· adverb
at first, initially
Anfangs — and later it got better.
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anfangs
at first
Anfangs war alles neu und schwer.
At first everything was new and hard.
Word family
anfangsder Anfangbeginninganfangento beginanfänglichinitial
Common combinations
- anfangs nochat first still
- nur anfangsonly at first
- anfangs schwer, dann leichthard at first, then easy
Real examples
- Anfangs habe ich kein Wort verstanden.At first I didn't understand a word.
- Die Kollegen waren anfangs skeptisch.The colleagues were sceptical at first.
- Anfangs war ich nervös, dann ging es gut.I was nervous at first, then it went well.
