echt
really, genuinely - both intensifier and question („echt?“)
Origin
As an intensifier („echt gut“) and as a question („Echt?“ = 'really?'). One of the most-heard words in daily speech.
Building blocks
Words in this expression
Grammar that uses this word
- Reported speech / subjunctive I (er sagt, er sei / habe)Indirekte Rede / Konjunktiv I (er sagt, er sei / habe)
Examples
Echt ?
Seriously?