German word

richtig in German sentences

richtig means "right, correct" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.

Examples

Die Antwort ist richtig.

The answer is correct.

Lara stellt die Frage richtig.

Lara asks the question correctly.

Im Formular musst du das richtige Feld anklicken.

In the form, you have to click the correct field.

Lara kreuzt die richtige Antwort an.

Lara ticks the correct answer.

Im Spiel tippt der Nutzer die richtige Antwort an.

In the game, the user taps the correct answer.

Common mistake

Do not treat richtig as a single isolated translation. Check how it behaves in the example sentence.