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German
Etymology
kurz + -lich
Pronunciation
Adverb
kürzlich
- recently, lately (in the recent past)
- Synonyms: jüngst, letztens, letzthin, neulich, unlängst
- (obsolete) shortly, soon (in the near future)
Adjective
kürzlich (strong nominative masculine singular kürzlicher, not comparable)
- (generally only with events) recent
- die kürzlichen Erfolge ― the recent successes
Usage notes
- With things, rezent can be used, but this is literary. See the lemma for more.
Declension
Positive forms of kürzlich (uncomparable)
Further reading
- “kürzlich” in Duden online
- “kürzlich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache