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recht.

right, right-hand (direction)

5 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/ʁɛçt/Germany[ʁɛçtʰ]Germany/rɛçt/Austria, Switzerland[rɛçtʰ]Austria, Switzerland
  1. right, right-hand (direction)

    die rechte Hand
    Auf der rechten Straßenseite liegt ein Supermarkt.
  2. proper, correct, right

    im rechten Augenblick
    auf der rechten Spur
  3. true, real

  4. just, lawful

  5. measuring 90 degrees (of an angle)

    rechter Winkel
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German rëht, from Old High German rëht, from Proto-West Germanic *reht (“right, straight”). Cognates Cognate with Yiddish רעכט (rekht), Icelandic réttur, Dutch recht, English right, Danish ret.

adv/ʁɛçt/Germany[ʁɛçtʰ]Germany/rɛçt/Austria, Switzerland[rɛçtʰ]Austria, Switzerland
  1. very, quite, rather, pretty, fairly

    Es ist recht warm heute Abend.
    recht klein
  2. well, right

    ganz recht
  3. exactly

Where this word comes from

From Middle High German rëht, from Old High German rëht, from Proto-West Germanic *reht (“right, straight”). Cognates Cognate with Yiddish רעכט (rekht), Icelandic réttur, Dutch recht, English right, Danish ret.

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