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echt

"echt" means "really" in German. It is number 362 on the frequency list, in A1 (adv).

Meaning

really; indeed; authentic, genuine, true

IPA

/ɛçt/

Forms in this course

echte

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Echt? Warum?
  Really? Why?
  Tatoeba: Esperantostern / wma
• Was? Echt?
  What...for real?
  Tatoeba: Pfirsichbaeumchen / Hybrid
• Echt jetzt?
  Seriously?
  Tatoeba: Pfirsichbaeumchen / bmaynard87

Learned together

In the course, "echt" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• egal no matter
• eigentlich really, actually, in truth
• später later
• darauf after behind
• bald soon
• toll great, nice, wonderful
• bereit ready
• weit far
• bisschen bit

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