# öfters

öfters is a German adverb meaning “quite often”.

## In other languages

- Русский: часто

## Meanings

1. quite often
2. _Austrian German · Swiss Standard German · regional_ occasionally; often; frequently
   - Die Telefonverbindung brach öfters zusammen.

## Examples

- Es macht schon Spaß, öfters etwas Neues auszuprobieren. — It's fun to try something new every once in a while.
- So ist es öfters, leider. — Unfortunately, it's often like that.
- Ich bin öfters erkältet. — I often catch colds.
- Er zitiert öfters Shakespeare. — He often quotes Shakespeare.
- Die Ehe ist ein Hafen im Sturm, öfters aber ein Sturm im Hafen. — Marriage is a harbour in a storm but more often a storm in harbour.

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