wahrhaft

/ˈvaːɐ̯haft/

adverb C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adv Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. truly, really (literary)

    • Das war eine wahrhaft beeindruckende Vorstellung.

      That was a truly impressive performance.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

vraiment

vraiment is the French word for the same thing — both mean "truly, really."

Practice

1 What does wahrhaft mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das war eine ___ beeindruckende Vorstellung.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches wahrhaft?

See also

adverbliterary

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