Polyglot Dictionary

jetzt

/jɛtst/

adverb A1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adv Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. now

    • Ich muss jetzt gehen.

      I have to go now.

Similar words

gerade

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.

nun

jetzt is the plain, everyday "now." nun does similar work but reads as more formal or literary, and often signals a transition in a conversation rather than a strict moment in time.

Similar in other languages

French

maintenant

maintenant is the French word for the same thing — both mean "now."

Portuguese

agora

agora is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "now."

Practice

1 What does jetzt mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich muss ___ gehen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches jetzt?

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