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recht

Pronunciation: /ʁɛçt/

proper, correct

The German adjective recht means proper, correct in English.

B1 rank #156

All meanings of recht

Adjective
  1. proper, correct
  2. right, right-hand (direction)
  3. true, real
  4. just, lawful
Adverb
  1. very, quite, rather, pretty, fairly
  2. well, right
  3. exactly

recht in a German sentence

Es ist durchaus möglich, dass er recht hat.

It is quite possible that he is right.

Not the word you meant? See also das Recht (Noun).