extra.
separate (not included in or directly connected to the object being discussed)
Meaning & usage
separate (not included in or directly connected to the object being discussed)
special, specially made
Das is’n ganz extra Rezept von meiner Mutter.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin extrā, see also the similarly borrowed prefix extra-. Pfeifer speculates that the standalone usage with the sense of "separate" arises out of phrases like extrā ōrdinem (“out of the ordinary”) which occurs in 16th century German chancellary texts.
specifically (for a given purpose)
Das Wrack wurde mit extra entworfenen Bergungskränen gehoben.
on purpose
Das hab ich doch nich’ extra gemacht!
aside, apart, separately
Können Sie mir die Fritten und die Wurst extra abpacken?
particularly, very
Vorsicht! Der Tee is’ extra heiß!
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin extrā, see also the similarly borrowed prefix extra-. Pfeifer speculates that the standalone usage with the sense of "separate" arises out of phrases like extrā ōrdinem (“out of the ordinary”) which occurs in 16th century German chancellary texts.
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