Jetzig reads funny in german something like "now-ish"
Jetzt = now [1]
German adjective suffix: -ig [2]
The German suffix -ig attaches to nouns, verbs and even adverbs. Given this flexibility, it ranks among the most common adjective endings in German. You can use -ig words to express that something is a certain way or happens a certain way.
traurig: sad, sadly
wässrig: watery
knackig: crunchy, crispy
abhängig: dependent, addicted
geizig: stingy
Jetzt = now [1]
German adjective suffix: -ig [2] The German suffix -ig attaches to nouns, verbs and even adverbs. Given this flexibility, it ranks among the most common adjective endings in German. You can use -ig words to express that something is a certain way or happens a certain way. traurig: sad, sadly wässrig: watery knackig: crunchy, crispy abhängig: dependent, addicted geizig: stingy
[1] https://de.pons.com/übersetzung-2/deutsch-englisch/jetzt [2] https://www.lingoda.com/blog/en/german-adjective-suffixes/
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