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echt

real

adjective EKHT Less Common

Also means

really

Usage Note

echt means genuine or authentic (echtes Gold), the opposite of falsch. In casual speech it is a hugely popular filler and intensifier meaning 'really', and the lone question Echt? means 'For real?'

Examples

"Ist das echtes Gold?"

Natural Translation

Is that real gold?

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