Adjective / Adverb
wörtlich
Pronunciation: [ˈvœʁtlɪç]
literal, verbatim
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Meanings
Adjective
- literal, verbatim
Adverb
- literally, verbatim
Example sentence
Das war eine wörtliche Übersetzung und klang deshalb seltsam.
That was a literal translation and therefore sounded strange.
Usage
- ein wörtliches Zitat — This reproduces the actual words rather than paraphrasing.
- wörtlich / sinngemäß — Verbatim differs from conveying the meaning in one's own words.
Die Zeitung druckt seine Antwort wörtlich ab.
The newspaper prints his answer verbatim.