No. 14,063 in German
genau
"Exactly" or "precisely."
In a sentence
Das ist genau das, was ich gesucht habe.
That is exactly what I was looking for.
In this sentence, 'genau' is used to emphasize precision or exactness.
Kannst du das noch einmal genau erklären?
Can you explain that precisely again?
Here, 'genau' is used to mean carefully or with precision.
Genau, das habe ich gemeint!
Exactly, that's what I meant!
In this usage, 'genau' acts as an interjection agreeing with the previous statement.
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