jetzt
Meaning
- now (at this moment, right now)
- now, then (expressing a logical or temporal consequence)
- now (unstressed and expletive, used for minor emphasis)
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/jɛtst/
Etymology
From Middle High German iez, ieze, iezū, iezō, iezuo, from Old High German iozuo (“straightaway, at once; further”), equivalent to je + zu. Compare English yet, Yiddish יעצט (yetst).
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Sentences
Alle Kraft muss jetzt in die Ratifizierung investiert werden .
Every power must now be invested in ratification.