Polyglot Dictionary

gegenwärtig

/ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌvɛʁtɪç/

adjective B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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Meaning

  1. present, current

    From Gegenwart (present time).

    • Das ist die gegenwärtige Lage.

      That is the current situation.

Similar words

derzeitig

Near-total synonyms for "current, present," largely interchangeable; gegenwärtig can lean slightly more temporal or philosophical, derzeitig toward current administrative status.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

existente

Close — present, current relates to existing (existente).

Practice

1 What does gegenwärtig mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches gegenwärtig?

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