Polyglot Dictionary

rückwärts

/ˈʁʏkvɛʁts/

adverb A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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Meaning

  1. backwards

    Built from Rück- (back) + -wärts (a directional suffix, as in vorwärts — forwards).

Similar words

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English

backward

backward is the English word for the same thing — both mean "backwards, backward."

Practice

1 What does rückwärts mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ging langsam ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches rückwärts?

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