just

gerecht

Fair und moralisch richtig; behandelt Menschen so, wie sie es verdienen.

In einfachem Englisch: Fair and morally right, treating people as they deserve.

• We want a just society.
• The judge gave a just punishment.
• They believed they were fighting for a just cause.

Synonyme: fair, right, equitable

Gegenteile: unjust, unfair

Häufige Wendungen: just punishment, just society, just cause

zutreffend, richtig

Den Tatsachen entsprechend und sachlich richtig.

In einfachem Englisch: Correct and based on the facts.

• That is a just observation.
• Her report gave a just assessment of the damage.
• His description of the situation was just.

Synonyme: accurate, correct, true

Gegenteile: inaccurate, incorrect

Häufige Wendungen: just assessment, just estimate, just observation

nur, bloß

Bezieht sich ausschließlich auf die genannte Sache oder Handlung, ohne etwas Weiteres.

In einfachem Englisch: Only this thing or action, without anything more.

• I just want water.
• She brought just one bag.
• Are you angry, or just tired?

Synonyme: only, simply, merely

Häufige Wendungen: just one, just a little, just want something, just need something

gerade, soeben

Sehr kurze Zeit vor jetzt oder vor dem Zeitpunkt, von dem erzählt wird.

In einfachem Englisch: A very short time before now or before the time being described.

• He has just arrived.
• I just saw your message.
• We had just eaten when our guests arrived.

So benutzt man es: have/has just + past participle (She has just called me.); had just + past participle (I had just sat down when the phone rang.)

Synonyme: recently, a moment ago

Häufige Wendungen: just arrived, just finished, just now

nur um

Leitet ein unerwartetes, enttäuschendes Ergebnis ein, durch das die vorherige Mühe vergeblich erscheint.

In einfachem Englisch: Use this before an unexpected result that makes an earlier effort seem wasted.

• I hurried home, just to find nobody there.
• She saved for months, just to lose the money.
• We waited all morning, just to learn the meeting was cancelled.

So benutzt man es: do something, just to + verb (We drove across town, just to find the shop closed.)

Synonyme: only

Häufige Wendungen: just to find, just to lose, just to discover