jetzt

See also: Jetzt

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German iez, ieze, iezū, iezō, iezuo, from Old High German iozuo (“straightaway, at once; further”), equivalent to je +‎ zu. Compare English yet, Yiddish יעצט (yetst).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jɛtst/ (official standard)
  • IPA(key): /jɛts/ (usually before a consonant; colloquially in all positions)
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Adverb

jetzt

  1. now (at this moment, right now)
    Ich bin jetzt da. ― I’m here now.
    Jetzt gibt es sowas gar nicht mehr. ― Such things don’t exist anymore now.
    Jetzt gab es ein lautes Geräusch. ― Just then there was a loud noise.
  2. now, then (expressing a logical or temporal consequence)
    Synonym: nun
    Wir haben abgewaschen, jetzt müssen wir noch abtrocknen.
    We've washed up, now we must dry [the dishes].
    Was bedeuten jetzt die geschilderten Entwicklungen für unser Land?
    Now what do the aforementioned developments mean for our country?
  3. now (unstressed and expletive, used for minor emphasis)
    Synonym: nun
    Was soll das jetzt heißen?
    What's that supposed to mean now?

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