Polyglot Dictionary

recht

/ʁɛçt/

adjective, adverb A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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Meaning

  1. right, correct; quite, rather

    "Recht haben" (to be right) is one of the most common fixed phrases built on this word — note it's lowercase there, unlike the noun das Recht (the law/a right).

    • Du hast recht.

      You're right.

Similar words

genau

Close synonyms for "exact, right."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

correcto

Close — right, correct relates to correct.

English

accurate

recht in its 'right, correct' sense and accurate both mean free of error, though accurate stresses precision more.

English

precise

recht means correct in general, while precise stresses exactness -- a rough guess can be recht without being precise.

Practice

1 What does recht mean?

2 Fill the gap: Du hast ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches recht?

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