Also means
carefully
Usage Note
sacht (variant of sachte) describes a touch or movement that is gentle and careful: sacht berühren, sacht klopfen. It is slightly more literary or dialectal than sanft and evokes tenderness or caution.
Examples
"Sie strich ihm sacht über die Stirn."
Natural Translation
She gently stroked his forehead.
Literal Translation
She stroked him gently over the forehead.
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