rád

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rad"

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech rád, from Proto-Slavic *radъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈraːt]

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Adjective

rád (comparative raději, radši, superlative nejraději, nejradši)

1. glad

   To jsem rád, že jsi přišel. ― I'm glad you came.

Usage notes

• This adjective can only be used predicatively, not attributively. Like glad, it expresses a propositional attitude.
• This word actually agrees with the subject, but in meaning, it essentially describes the verb. It is often mistaken to be an adverb.
• It is used with a verb describing an activity to show that the subject likes, liked, will or would like to execute that activity.

  Rád zpíval. ― He liked singing (literally, He, glad, sang. )

  Raději se předvádí. ― She likes better to show off.

  Ráda nám pomůže. ― She'll be glad to help us.

  Co bych udělal nejraději? ― What would I like to do best?

• Its common use with the preposition za is usually considered stylistically inappropriate and colloquial. The use of a subordinate clause or the dative case is recommended although the dative case can sound dated.

  Jsem tomu rád. / Jsem rád, že se to stalo. ― I'm glad about that. / I'm glad it happened.

  Jsem za to rád. (colloquial) ― I'm glad about that.

Declension

Declension of rád

singular
	masculine animate	masculine inanimate	feminine	neuter
nominative	rád	rád	ráda	rádo
genitive	—	—	—	—
dative	—	—	—	—
accusative	—	—	—	—
locative	—	—	—	—
instrumental	—	—	—	—
plural
	masculine animate	masculine inanimate	feminine	neuter
nominative	rádi	rády	rády	ráda
genitive	—	—	—	—
dative	—	—	—	—
accusative	—	—	—	—
locative	—	—	—	—
instrumental	—	—	—	—

The nominative forms given are short forms.

Related terms

• být rád
• mít rád
• radost
• radovat se

 

See also

• líbit
• milovat

 

Further reading

• “rád”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “rád”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “rád”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈraːd]
• Hyphenation: rád
• Rhymes: -aːd

Pronoun

rád

1. second-person singular of rá

   Nem szórja rád a homokot. ― He will not throw sand on you.

   Gondol néha rád? ― Does she ever think of you?

   Senki sem emlékszik rád. ― No one remembers you.

Synonyms

• reád (literary)
• tereád

See also

• (standard)	(én)rám	(te)rád	(ő)rá (or folksy (ő)rája)	(mi)ránk	(ti)rátok	(ő)rájuk
• (poetic)	(én)reám	(te)reád	(ő)reá (or folksy (ő)reája)	(mi)reánk	(ti)reátok	(ő)reájuk

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *radъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈraːd/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈraːt/

Adjective

rád (comparative radějí, superlative najradějí)

1. glad

   býti/chtieti rád něčemu ― to want something

   Velmi rád bych tomu, by... ― I'd really be glad if...

   Radějí řku. ― I'll rather say.

   Radějši by to zvolila. ― She would've rather chosen that.

Declension

Declension of rád (short hard)

singular
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	rád	ráda	rádo
genitive	ráda	rády	ráda
dative	rádu	rádě	rádu
accusative	ráda, rád	rádu	rádo
locative	rádě	rádě	rádě
instrumental	rádem	rádú	rádem
dual
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ráda	rádě
genitive	—
dative	—
accusative	ráda	rádě
locative	—
instrumental	—
plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	rádi	rády	ráda
genitive	—
dative	—
accusative	rády		ráda
locative	—
instrumental	—

Descendants

• Czech: rád

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “rád”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *rādos, from the root Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₁dʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /r͈aːð/

Noun

rád m

1. verbal noun of ráidid
2. speech, talk, conversation

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	rád	rádL	ráidL
Vocative	ráid	rádL	ráduH
Accusative	rádN	rádL	ráduH
Genitive	ráidL	rád	rádN
Dative	rádL	rádaib	rádaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• ráidid

Descendants

• Irish: rá
• Scottish Gaelic: ràdh

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
rád also rrád after a proclitic ending in a vowel	rád pronounced with /r(ʲ)-/	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “rád”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *radъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [raːt]

Adjective

rád

1. glad

   To som rád, že si prišiel. ― I'm glad you came.

Usage notes

• This indeclinable adjective can only be used predicatively, not attributively. Like glad, it expresses a propositional attitude.

Related terms

• radi m anim pl, rady m inan pl
• rada f, rady f pl
• rado n, rady n pl

Adverb

rád (comparative radšej, superlative najradšej)

1. like to

Usage notes

• This adverb is used with a verb describing an activity to show that the subject likes, liked, will or would like to execute that activity.

  Rád spieval. ― He liked singing.

  Radšej sa predvádza. ― She likes better to show off.

  Rada nám pomôže. ― She'll be glad to help us.

  Čo by som urobil nejradšej? ― What would I like to do best?

Related terms

• mať rád
• byť rád
• radosť
• radovať sa

See also

• ľúbiť
• milovať

Further reading

• “rád”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024