Immediately vs Suddenly

Wann du im Englischen was verwendest, mit Bedeutung, Register und Beispielen.

Immediately

Top 1.000 (sehr häufig) A2 adverb

Suddenly

Top 1.000 (sehr häufig) A2 adverb

	Immediately	Suddenly
Aussprache	🇬🇧 /["/ɪˈmiːdiətli/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ɪˈmiːdiətli/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ˈsʌdənli/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈsʌdənli/"]/
Bedeutung	sofort, ohne zu warten right away, without waiting	Happening quickly and without warning
Beispiel	He answered the question immediately after it was asked.	I **suddenly realized** what I had to do.
Register	Neutral	Neutral
Wie häufig	Top 1.000 (sehr häufig)	Top 1.000 (sehr häufig)
CEFR-Niveau	A2	A2
Wortart	adverb	adverb
Kollokationen	respond immediately, act immediately, notify immediately	suddenly appear, suddenly realize, suddenly stop, suddenly change
Antonyme	eventually, later	gradually, slowly
Häufige Fehler	Using 'immediate' instead of 'immediately'., Confusing with 'eventually', which means later., Incorrectly placing 'immediately' at the end of a sentence.	Using 'suddenly' with the wrong tense (e.g., 'sudden' for past actions)., Confusing 'suddenly' with 'sudden', forgetting it needs to modify verbs., Using 'suddenly' too often, making writing sound repetitive.
Hinweise zur Verwendung	Benutze 'sofort', um Dringlichkeit oder Schnelligkeit zu betonen. Es passt sowohl in gesprochenem als auch in geschriebenem Deutsch, aber vermeide es in sehr lockeren Gesprächen. Use 'immediately' to emphasize urgency or promptness. It's appropriate in both spoken and written English, but avoid in very casual contexts.	Use 'suddenly' to describe an unexpected change or event. Commonly used in storytelling or descriptions of surprising moments. Avoid in very formal contexts.

Sieh es in echten Clips

Band Of Brothers › S1 E1

...and repeat all 12 miles of the march immediately.

Now, if the killer began running immediately...

Breaking Bad › S1 E7

I need to talk to you immediately.

Band Of Brothers › S1 E1

...and repeat all 12 miles of the march immediately.

Now, if the killer began running immediately...

Immediately

Suddenly we knew that harnessing gravity was real.

Suddenly

Häufige Fragen: Immediately vs Suddenly

Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Immediately und Suddenly?

Immediately: right away, without waiting Suddenly: Happening quickly and without warning

Sind Immediately und Suddenly auf demselben CEFR-Niveau?

Immediately: A2, Suddenly: A2 auf der CEFR-Skala.

Welche Wortart sind Immediately und Suddenly?

Immediately: adverb, Suddenly: adverb.

Kannst du zu jedem ein Beispiel zeigen?

Immediately: He answered the question immediately after it was asked. Suddenly: I **suddenly realized** what I had to do.

Kann ich Immediately und Suddenly austauschbar verwenden?

Nicht immer. Immediately und Suddenly sind verwandt und überschneiden sich teils, unterscheiden sich aber in Register, Häufigkeit und Verwendung, sodass ein Austausch die Bedeutung oder den Ton ändern kann. Sieh dir die Unterschiede oben an, bevor du eines ersetzt.