adverb
usually, normally
B1
Means 'usually' or 'normally', an adverb of frequency used to state habitual occurrences. It's a sentence adverb typically placed in the Mittelfeld (e.g., 'Normalerweise komme ich...'). Requires no preposition, not reflexive or a verb. Common in both spoken and written German. Used in formal and informal contexts.
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Der Betrieb öffnete normalerweise um acht Uhr, doch an diesem Tag begann er später, weil ein Stromausfall stattfand.
The company usually opened at eight o'clock, but that day it started later because a power outage occurred.
Normalerweise stehe ich um sieben Uhr auf.
I usually get up at seven o'clock.
Normalerweise kostet das Ticket zehn Euro.
Normally, the ticket costs ten euros.
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Imagine your daily routine on a weekday; that's what 'normalerweise' describes.
Looks and sounds like the English 'normally/usually' — same meaning.
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'Normalerweise' indicates what happens in most cases and is interchangeable with 'in der Regel' in many contexts.