gerade

See also: Gerade

German

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈraːdə/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡraːdə/ (more commonly)
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  • Rhymes: -aːdə

Etymology 1

From Middle High German gerat, from Old High German girat, equivalent to ge- + the root of Rad (wheel).

Adjective

gerade (strong nominative masculine singular gerader, not comparable)

  1. (of a number) even
    Zahlen, die durch zwei teilbar sind, heißen gerade Zahlen.
    Numbers divisible by two are called even numbers.
Declension
Derived terms
  • fünfe gerade sein lassen

Adverb

gerade

  1. now (at the moment)
    Ich bin gerade in der Küche.
    I'm in the kitchen right now.
  2. just (a short while ago, typically less than an hour)
    Ich war gerade in der Küche.
    I was just in the kitchen.
  3. (often with mal or noch) just, only, barely (not more than)
    Ich habe gerade mal fünf Euro.
    I only have five euro.
    Wir haben den Zug gerade noch gekriegt.
    We just barely managed to catch the train.
  4. (often prepended to a phrase) exactly, just (of all things)
    Das ist gerade das Problem.
    That is exactly the problem.
    Gerade das Modell ist aber gerade ausverkauft.
    But that exact model, of all things, is currently out of stock.
  5. (prepended to a phrase) especially (in contrast with something else where the statement applies to a much lesser degree)
    Gerade im Alter wird das oft zum Problem.
    Especially in old age, it often becomes a problem.
  6. expresses the progressive aspect
    Ich sehe mir das gerade an.
    I am watching that.

Etymology 2

From Middle High German gerat, gerade, from Old High German gihradi. Though Orel considers the word etymologically related to the "now, just" sense of Etymology 1,[1] Pfeifer notes that the h in the Old High German and other related forms instead suggests a relation to Proto-Germanic *hradaz (DWDS). It is possible that both paths have influence the development of the word.

Adjective

gerade (strong nominative masculine singular gerader, comparative gerader, superlative am geradesten)

  1. straight
    eine gerade Straße
    a straight street [i.e., one without any turns]
Declension
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003), “*raþaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 298

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