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Kalle fährt langsam rückwärts in die Parklücke. Kalle slowly reverses into the parking space.

adverb · B1

rückwärts

[ˈʁʏkˌvɛʁt͡s]

backwards, in reverse

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Other Examples

  • Ich kann noch nicht gut rückwärts einparken.

    I'm not good at reverse parking yet.

  • Zählt ihr rückwärts von zehn bis null?

    Are you counting backwards from ten to zero?

  • Emil schiebt sein Rad ein Stück rückwärts.

    Emil pushes his bike back a little way.

How the Word Is Built

rück root wärts suffix

Word family

vorwärtszurückdie Rückfahrtder Rückweg

In Otti's situations: Kalle learns to drive

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