rád

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rad"

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *radъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raːt/

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Adjective

rád (comparative raději, superlative nejraději)

1. glad

   To jsem rád, že jsi přišel.

   I'm glad you came.

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.

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

• mít rád
• být rád
• radost
• radovat se

See also

• líbit
• milovat

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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

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Old Irish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /r͈aːð/

Noun

rád m

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

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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

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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *radъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raːd/

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