English–German
“pretty” in German
How to say “pretty” in German
“Pretty” in German is recht.
A moderate boost that makes a quality stand out without presenting it as extreme, as in recht gut.
Example sentences with recht
Das Hotel war recht teuer.
The hotel was pretty expensive.
Tips for using recht
- With a positive adjective, recht often sounds less emphatic than sehr, so Das ist recht gut is weaker than Das ist sehr gut.