rád
See also: Appendix:Variations of "rad"
Czech
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *radъ.
Pronunciation
Adjective
rád (comparative raději, superlative nejraději)
- glad
- To jsem rád, že jsi přišel.
- I'm glad you came.
Declension
Declension of rád
singular | ||||
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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.
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?
Related terms
See also
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Pronoun
rád
- 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
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 Irish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
rád m
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
Descendants
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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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
From Proto-Slavic *radъ.
Pronunciation
Adjective
rád
- 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
Adverb
rád (comparative radšej, superlative najradšej)
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
See also
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