gerade
/ɡəˈraːdə/
now; just; just, only, barely; exactly, just
Meanings
- 1
now — at the moment
Er ist gerade zu Hause.
He's at home right now.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ich bin gerade nicht sicher.
I'm not sure right now.
Tatoeba · samueldora · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
just — a short while ago, typically less than an hour
Er hat sie gerade gefunden.
He's just found her.
Tatoeba · Tamy · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ihr habt ihn gerade gefunden.
You've just found him.
Tatoeba · Tamy · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 3
just, only, barely — not more than
Ich war gerade erst vor einer Woche in der Stadt.
I got into town only a week ago.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ich hörte es selbst gerade erst vor ein paar Minuten.
I only heard about it myself a couple of minutes ago.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 4
exactly, just — of all things
Es ist nicht gerade das erste Mal, dass du zu spät kommst.
It's not exactly the first time you've arrived late.
Tatoeba · Esperantostern · CC BY 2.0 FR
Es ist gerade so, wie ich erwartete.
It's exactly as I expected.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 5
especially — in contrast with something else where the statement applies to a much lesser degreerare
- 6
expresses the progressive aspectrare