spät

A1

late

English meaning
late
Vocabulary package
Parts of the Day

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spät in a sentence

Es ist schon spät, ich muss gehen.

It's already late, I have to go.

Comparative and superlative

spät → später → am spätesten

Word family

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Where spät comes from

mittelhochdeutsch spæte, althochdeutsch spāti, germanisch *spædi- „spät“, belegt seit dem 9. Jahrhundert

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Questions about spät

What is the comparative of spät?

spät → später → am spätesten.

What does spät mean in English?

spät means "late". For example: "Es ist schon spät, ich muss gehen." — "It's already late, I have to go."

What level is spät in German?

spät is a A1 word — a1 — beginner. It belongs to the parts of the day vocabulary.

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