Spät
Example: Wir kommen heute Abend sehr spät nach Hause.
Definition
"Spät" is an adverb in German that means occurring or happening at a time significantly after the expected, usual, or proper time. It indicates lateness or delay, as in the phrase 'Wir kommen heute Abend sehr spät nach Hause,' which means 'We are coming home very late this evening.'
Etymology
The German word "spät" originates from Old High German 'spāt,' which itself comes from the Proto-Germanic '*spātaz,' meaning 'late.' Interestingly, the word is related to the English word 'spate,' which originally referred to a sudden flood or outpouring, metaphorically linking to the idea of something arriving after the expected time.
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"Spät" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - General - (A1) - set 4", containing 104 commonly used words.
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