Exact - Genau (The 167th Most Common German Word)

The German word for Exact is Genau. It can be used as adjective. This word often comes up when talking about numbers & quantity. It is the 167th most commonly used word in German, classified as a A1 word. Tap on the speaker icon to listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Our app contains over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common German words. Download it now to discover them all.

Pronunciation

English: exact

German: genau

Examples


The exact same thing happened to me.	Genau das Gleiche ist mir auch passiert.
I know exactly who it is.	Ich weiß genau, wer es ist.
I know exactly what I'm going to do.	Ich weiß genau, was zu tun ist.
That's exactly what he said.	Das ist genau das, was er sagte.
It isn't exactly what I said.	Das ist nicht genau das, was ich gesagt habe.
That's exactly what I mean.	Das ist genau, was ich meine.
I'm exactly where I want to be.	Ich bin genau dort, wo ich sein möchte.
I want to know exactly what is going on.	Ich will genau wissen, was geschieht.

I'm not sure exactly where I am.	Ich weiß nicht genau, wo ich bin.
He came home exactly at ten.	Er ist genau um zehn nach Hause gekommen.
I know exactly how you feel.	Ich weiß genau, wie du dich fühlst.
That is exactly what I wanted to buy.	Das ist genau das, was ich kaufen wollte.
You are exactly like your mother.	Du siehst genau aus wie deine Mutter.
Tell me exactly where he lives.	Beschreibe mir genau, wo er wohnt
The train pulled out exactly on time.	Der Zug fuhr genau pünktlich ab.
Do exactly what we tell you.	Tun Sie genau das, was wir Ihnen sagen.
You know exactly what she's talking about.	Sie wissen genau, wovon sie redet.
He did exactly what I told him to do.	Er tat genau, wie ich ihn geheißen hatte.
I had the exact same feeling.	Ich hatte genau das gleiche Gefühl.
That dog is exactly twice the size of this one.	Dieser Hund ist genau doppelt so groß wie dieser.
You're heading exactly where I wanted to go.	Du gehst genau dorthin, wo ich hinwollte.