rád
See also: Appendix:Variations of "rad"
Czech
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *radъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈraːt]
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Adjective
rád (comparative raději, superlative nejraději)
Usage notes
- This adjective can only be used predicatively, not attributively. Like glad, it expresses a propositional attitude.
- This word actually agrees with the subject, but in meaning, it essentially describes the verb. It is often mistaken to be an adverb.
- It is used with a verb describing an activity to show that the subject likes, liked, will or would like to execute that activity.
- Rád zpíval. ― He liked singing (literally, He, glad, sang. )
- Raději se předvádí. ― She likes better to show off.
- Ráda nám pomůže. ― She'll be glad to help us.
- Co bych udělal nejraději? ― What would I like to do best?
Declension
Declension of rád
| singular | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine animate | masculine inanimate | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | rád | rád | ráda | rádo |
| genitive | — | — | — | — |
| dative | — | — | — | — |
| accusative | — | — | — | — |
| locative | — | — | — | — |
| instrumental | — | — | — | — |
| plural | ||||
| masculine animate | masculine inanimate | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | rádi | rády | rády | ráda |
| genitive | — | — | — | — |
| dative | — | — | — | — |
| accusative | — | — | — | — |
| locative | — | — | — | — |
| instrumental | — | — | — | — |
The nominative forms given are short forms.
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈraːd]
- Hyphenation: rád
- Rhymes: -aːd
Pronoun
rád
- second-person singular of rá
- Nem szórja rád a homokot. ― He will not throw sand on you.
- Gondol néha rád? ― Does she ever think of you?
- Senki sem emlékszik rád. ― No one remembers you.
Old Irish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /r͈aːð/
Inflection
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | rád | rádL | ráidL |
| Vocative | ráid | rádL | ráduH |
| Accusative | rádN | rádL | ráduH |
| Genitive | ráidL | rád | rádN |
| Dative | rádL | rádaib | rádaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| rád also rrád after a proclitic |
rád pronounced with /r(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “rád”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Slovak
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *radъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /raːd/
Usage notes
This indeclinable adjective can only be used predicatively, not attributively. Like glad, it expresses a propositional attitude.
Usage notes
- This adverb is used with a verb describing an activity to show that the subject likes, liked, will or would like to execute that activity.
- Rád spieval. - He liked singing.
- Radšej sa predvádza. - She likes better to show off.
- Rada nám pomôže. - She'll be glad to help us.
- Čo by som urobil nejradšej? - What would I like to do best?
Related terms
- mať rád
- byť rád
- radosť
- radovať sa
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