genau

Betekenis

Adj

exact

Adv

just, exactly

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɡəˈnaʊ̯/

Etimologie

From Middle High German genoue, genouwe, geneuwe (“narrow, close, exact”), from ge- + nou(we) (“narrow, close, exact”), from Old High German *hnouw (“narrow, close”), from Proto-Germanic *hnawwaz. Cognate with Middle Low German nouwe, nau (“narrow, brief, exact”), Dutch nauw (“narrow, close”), Old English hnēaw (“niggardly, miserly, stingy”), Old Norse hnøggr (“niggardly, stingy, scant”). More at niggardly.

Sinne

Wann er genau gestorben ist , ist nicht bekannt .

Exactly when he died is not known.

Auf diese Weise sind wir genau über den Stand der Dinge in Spanien informiert .

We make sure that we are well informed about what is happening in Spain.

Die Grenze verläuft nicht immer genau in der Mitte .

The boundary does not always run exactly in the middle.

Sie wissen wie ich ganz genau , dass ab Frühjahr nächsten Jahres nichts mehr passiert .

You know as well as I do that nothing will happen after spring next year.

Christoph hat genau die gegenteilige Erfahrung gemacht .

Christoph has had exactly the opposite experience.