jetzt
See also: Jetzt
German
Alternative forms
- itz, itzt, itzo, itzund, jetzo (archaic, regional, or obsolete)
- jez, jetz (internet and text-message slang)
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jɛtst/ (official standard)
- IPA(key): /jɛts/ (usually before a consonant; colloquially in all positions)
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Adverb
jetzt
- now (at the 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.
- 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?
- Wir haben abgewaschen, jetzt müssen wir noch abtrocknen.
- now (unstressed and expletive, used for minor emphasis)
- Was soll das jetzt heißen?
- What's that supposed to mean now?
- Was soll das jetzt heißen?