wirklich
really, truly, actual
English translations
- 01
really
- 02
truly
- 03
actually
Word details
- German meaning
- Tatsächlich, in der Realität.
- English meaning
- really
- Synonym
- tatsächlich, wahrhaftig, echt
- German example
- Ist das wirklich wahr?
- English example
- Is that really true?
- Comparative
- wirklicherSuperlative: am wirklichsten
- Opposite of
- realunwirklich
Related words
- Wirklichkeitsform
Form of reality
- wirklichkeitsgetreu
Realistic
- Wirklichkeit
reality
- verwirklichen
Realize
- unwirklich
Unreal means not real or not corresponding to reality.
- Verwirklichung
Realization
- Selbstverwirklichung
Self-realization
- Gag
Gag, joke
- Existenz
Existence refers to the state of being or the reality of a person or thing.
- Lebensplanung
Life planning is the process of setting goals for one's life and developing strategies to achieve them.
- Realismus
Realism is an artistic and philosophical movement that attempts to represent reality as objectively and accurately as possible.
- Individualismus
Individualism
- Macher
Doer, achiever
- Idealist
idealist
- Utopist
Utopian
- Look
The look describes the outward appearance of a person or object, often in terms of style or fashion.
- Realisierung
Realization
- Selbständigkeit
Self-employment
- Lebenslüge
A life lie is a belief or conviction that a person clings to, even though they know or suspect it is false, often to deceive themselves or others and avoid unpleasant truths.
- Fasel
Nonsense, drivel
- Lebenstraum
Life's dream, lifelong dream
- Hengstmann
Stud
- Gewäsch
Nonsense
- Okkasionalismus
Occasionalism
- Judaskuss
Judas kiss
- Entelechie
A philosophical term describing the realization of the potential of a thing or being.
- Zuckerei
Excessive sweetness, saccharineness
- erden
To ground; to come down to earth
- erfüllen
to fulfill
- realisieren
To realize
- festfragen
To double-check
- ausleben
To live out
- rumeiern
Beat around the bush
- hersagen
To recite something from memory, often without understanding it.
- nottun
Nottun is an outdated word for 'pretending to be necessary' or 'feigning'. It means to pretend or to act as if you are doing something that you are not really doing.
- auf den Zahn fühlen
To feel someone out means to question them carefully and indirectly to find out their true intentions or opinions.
- in Erfüllung gehen
To come true
- hineinhorchen
to listen to oneself, to introspect
- tatsächlich
actually
- illusorisch
Illusory
- surrealistisch
Surrealistic
- degoutant
Disgusting
- existierend
Existing
- potenziell
Potential means possible, conceivable, or capable of developing or being realized.
- wahrhaft
truly
- wahrhaftig
Truly
- greislich
hideous
- thatsächlich
Really, indeed
- realitätsfremd
Out of touch with reality, unrealistic
Example sentences with “wirklich”
Das ist wirklich wahr. (That is really true.)
Frequently asked questions
Is wirklich an adjective or adverb?
It functions as both. It can mean 'real' (adjective) or 'really' (adverb).