# recht

recht is a German adjective meaning “right”. Forms: rechter, am rechtesten.

## Forms

- Comparative: rechter
- Superlative: am rechtesten

## In other languages

- Русский: правый
- Українська: правий

## Adjective

1. right, right-hand (direction)
   - die rechte Hand — the right hand
2. proper, correct, right
   - im rechten Augenblick — in the right moment
3. true, real
4. just, lawful
5. measuring 90 degrees (of an angle)
   - rechter Winkel — right angle

## Adverb

1. very, quite, rather, pretty, fairly
   - Es ist recht warm heute Abend. — It's quite warm tonight.
2. well, right
   - ganz recht — that's right
3. exactly

## Examples

- Wo du recht hast, hast du recht. — When you're right, you're right.
- Du weißt doch, dass ich recht habe. — You know that I'm right.
- Ich bin sicher, dass sie recht hat. — I'm sure she's right.
- Ich bin froh, dass du recht hattest. — I'm glad you were right.
- Tom glaubt, dass er immer recht hat. — Tom thinks that he's always right.

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