gerecht

/ɡəˈʁɛçt/

adjective B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. fair, just

    From Recht (right, law).

    • Das Urteil war nicht gerecht.

      The verdict was not fair.

Similar words

fair

gerecht is more about justice or fairness in a moral or legal sense; fair is more everyday, like sporting fairness.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

justo

justo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "fair, just."

Practice

1 What does gerecht mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Urteil war nicht ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches gerecht?

Opposites

  • ungerecht
adjective

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