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regelmäßig

regular

adjective RAY-gel-may-sikh Common

Also means

regularly

Usage Note

regelmäßig doubles as an adverb meaning 'regularly', as in Er trainiert regelmäßig. It is built from Regel ('rule') plus -mäßig ('according to'), a productive suffix. The opposite is unregelmäßig ('irregular').

Examples

"Sie macht regelmäßig Sport."

Natural Translation

She exercises regularly.

Literal Translation

She does regularly sport.

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