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German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- itz, itzt, itzo, itzund, jetzo (archaic, regional, or obsolete)
- jez, jetz (internet and text-message slang)
Etymology[edit]
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.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /jɛtst/ (official standard)
- IPA(key): /jɛts/ (usually before a consonant; colloquially in all positions)
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Adverb[edit]
jetzt
- now (at this moment, in the present)
- Ich bin jetzt da. ― I’m here now.
- Jetzt gibt es sowas gar nicht mehr. ― Such things don’t exist anymore now.
- Jetzt gab es ein lautes Geräusch. ― Just then there was a loud noise.
- now, then (expressing a logical or temporal consequence)
- Wir haben abgewaschen, jetzt müssen wir noch abtrocknen.
- We've washed up, now we must dry [the dishes].
- Was bedeuten jetzt die geschilderten Entwicklungen für unser Land?
- Now what do the aforementioned developments mean for our country?
- now (unstressed and expletive, used for minor emphasis)
- Was soll das jetzt heißen?
- What's that supposed to mean now?
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