Polyglot Dictionary

gerade

/ɡəˈʁaːdə/

adverb, adjective A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

adve Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. right now, just (in the middle of doing something)

    as an adverb

    • Ich koche gerade.

      I'm cooking right now.

  2. straight

    as an adjective

    • Die Straße ist ganz gerade.

      The street is completely straight.

Similar words

jetzt

gerade leans toward "right now, in this exact instant, mid-action" ("Ich koche gerade" — I'm cooking right now). jetzt is the plainer, broader "now," not necessarily mid-action.

See also

adverbadjectivecore-vocabularytwo-meanings

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