adverb
so far, until now
B1
Means 'so far' or 'until now', a temporal adverb indicating what has happened up to the present. Usage: appears in initial or mid-sentence positions (Bisher habe ich...), often with perfect tense. Specialties: temporal adverb, not inflected; common in reports and narratives.
Examples
Ich habe bisher keine Probleme mit dem Gerät gehabt.
Until now I haven't had any problems with the device.
Bisher hat das Experiment gute Ergebnisse geliefert.
So far the experiment has produced good results.
Die Firma erklärte, dass bisher nur wenige Kunden die neue App nutzten, weil die Werbung kaum sichtbar war.
The company stated that so far only a few customers used the new app because the advertising had been hardly visible.
Details
Mnemonics
imagine a timeline with a marker labeled 'bisher' showing everything up to this point
sounds like 'be sure' — think 'be sure up to now' to recall 'until now'
Notes
Common temporal adverb used to indicate the period leading up to the present. Works with present perfect and present.