No. 128 in German
derzeit
"Derzeit" means "currently" or "at present."
In a sentence
Derzeit arbeite ich an einem neuen Projekt.
Currently, I am working on a new project.
In this sentence, 'derzeit' is used as an adverb meaning 'currently' or 'at present', describing the speaker's current ongoing activity.
Das Unternehmen ist derzeit geschlossen wegen Renovierung.
The company is currently closed due to renovation.
Here, 'derzeit' again functions as an adverb meaning 'currently', providing the time context for the company's state.
Derzeit gibt es keine neuen Informationen.
There is no new information at present.
In this example, 'derzeit' is used similarly as an adverb to indicate the current time frame concerning the availability of information.
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