adverb

jeweils

each

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Definition & meaning

The word "jeweils" is an adverb used to distribute or assign a quantity or quality to individual items or people within a group. It is used to express that something applies to each individual case, each person, or each time.

Depending on the context, it translates to:

"Each" or "every" (e.g., when referring to individual amounts).
"At the time" or "in each case" (e.g., referring to the state of affairs at a specific point in time).

Examples:

"Sie erhielten jeweils fünf Euro." (They each received five euros.)
"Die aktuellen Preise der jeweils gültigen Preisliste." (The current prices of the price list valid at the time.)

Grammar & Word origin

"Jeweils" is an indeclinable adverb. It is derived from the older German "je" (always, every) combined with "Weil" (a period of time). Historically, it referred to "at every point in time" or "in every instance." It is often used in combination with numbers or measurements to indicate a per-item distribution.