adjective
actually, indeed
B1
'tatsächlich' means 'actually' or 'indeed'. Used as adjective or adverb to emphasize reality or confirm a fact. It’s gradable (tatsächlicher, am tatsächlichsten) and contrasts with vermutlich/angeblich. Not a participle; no auxiliary. Common in statements: 'Er ist tatsächlich gekommen' ('He actually came').
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Das ist tatsächlich passiert.
That actually happened.
Er ist tatsächlich der Beste in der Klasse.
He is indeed the best in the class.
Die Ergebnisse waren tatsächlich überraschend, sodass die Forscher nach weiteren Tests verlangten.
The results were indeed surprising, so the researchers demanded further tests.
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Imagine a big check mark stamped on a newspaper article that confirms a fact — 'tatsächlich' = confirmed reality.
Sounds like 'that's actually' (English phrase) — connect the German to the English phrase.
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Often used as an adverb meaning 'actually' or 'in fact'. Can emphasize that something is true or surprising.