schnurgerade

Based on: gerade
Adjective
1.

straight like a string

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  • Die Straße ist schnurgerade und führt direkt zum Dorf.
  • The road is straight as an arrow and leads right to the village.

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The meanings of “eben” and “gerade”

"eben" and "gerade" are brothers in spirit. One is about "flat", the other about "straight" and Germans use both of them in the context of time. But why? And how?

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Word of the Day – “nähen”

Hello everyone, and welcome to our German Word of the Day, the Summer, Sun and Vocab Fun special edition. Which basically means it’s shorter and stupider. But also more fun :). And today, we’ll take a quick look at the family around the German word nähen ▶   which is the German word for to sew. And in case you’re now like “Bruh, I don’t even use that in English.” or “Bruh, my torn jeans are a way of self expression.” or “Bruh, I’m living with mom, I’ll ask her.”  let me tell you… yes, sewing sounds boring. But sewing a tear or sewing on a button is not hard at all and it is a really helpful life skill. And especially for the dudes and bros among you – sewing is an absolutely sexy alpha chad skill. Like… basically, it is like spear fishing, just with a smaller spear and without fish. No wonder it is part of the basic curriculum in Chad-school.     0 0 votes Article Rating <a href="https://yourdailygerman.com/meaning/schnurgerade/">Dive in <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

Vocab: nähen, zunähen, annähen, die Naht, die Nadel...

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How many meanings does the German word 'schnurgerade' have?

schnurgerade has 1 distinct meaning: 1. straight like a string.

What is 'schnurgerade' related to?

The word 'schnurgerade' is related to gerade.

Where can I learn more about 'schnurgerade'?

Here are some articles where you can learn more about 'schnurgerade':

The meanings of “eben” and “gerade”
"eben" and "gerade" are brothers in spirit. One is about "flat", the other about "straight" and Germans use both of them in the context of time. But why? And how?
Read article

Word of the Day – “nähen”
Vocab: nähen, zunähen, annähen, die Naht, die Nadel...
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