German word
plötzlich in German sentences
plötzlich means "suddenly" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.
Examples
Plötzlich klingelt das Telefon.
Suddenly the phone rings.
Der Bus bremst plötzlich.
The bus brakes suddenly.
Lara wird plötzlich still.
Lara suddenly becomes quiet.
Die Tür fällt plötzlich zu.
The door suddenly slams shut.
Nach dem Knall ist das Kind plötzlich wach.
After the bang, the child is suddenly awake.
Common mistake
Do not memorize only the infinitive plötzlich. Read it in short sentences so word order and forms become familiar.