German

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Etymology

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kurz +‎ -lich

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkʏʁtslɪç/
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Adverb

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kürzlich

  1. recently, lately (in the recent past)
    Synonyms: jüngst, letztens, letzthin, neulich, unlängst
  2. (obsolete) shortly, soon (in the near future)

Adjective

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kürzlich (strong nominative masculine singular kürzlicher, not comparable)

  1. (generally only with events) recent
    die kürzlichen Erfolgethe recent successes

Usage notes

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  • With things, rezent can be used, but this is literary. See the lemma for more.

Declension

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Further reading

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  • kürzlich” in Duden online
  • kürzlich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache