German word
selten in German sentences
selten means "rarely" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.
Examples
Lara fährt selten mit dem Auto.
Lara rarely travels by car.
Der Bus kommt hier selten.
The bus rarely comes here.
Wir essen selten abends warm.
We rarely eat a hot meal in the evening.
Der Fehler tritt selten auf.
The error rarely occurs.
Nach dem Umbau ist der Lärm selten geworden.
After renovation, the noise has become rare.
Common mistake
Do not memorize only the infinitive selten. Read it in short sentences so word order and forms become familiar.