rád
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "rad"
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech rád, from Proto-Slavic *radъ.
Pronunciation
Adjective
rád (comparative raději, radši, superlative nejraději, nejradši)
- glad
- To jsem rád, že jsi přišel. ― I'm glad you came.
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?
- Its common use with the preposition za is usually considered stylistically inappropriate and colloquial. The use of a subordinate clause or the dative case is recommended although the dative case can sound dated.
- Jsem tomu rád. / Jsem rád, že se to stalo. ― I'm glad about that. / I'm glad it happened.
- Jsem za to rád. (colloquial) ― I'm glad about that.
Declension
| singular | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| animate | inanimate | |||
| nominative | rád | rád | ráda | rádo |
| genitive | — | — | — | — |
| dative | — | — | — | — |
| accusative | — | — | — | — |
| locative | — | — | — | — |
| instrumental | — | — | — | — |
| plural | ||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| animate | inanimate | |||
| nominative | rádi | rády | rády | ráda |
| genitive | — | — | — | — |
| dative | — | — | — | — |
| accusative | — | — | — | — |
| locative | — | — | — | — |
| instrumental | — | — | — | — |
The nominative forms given are short forms.
Related terms
See also
Further reading
Hungarian
Pronunciation
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.
Synonyms
See also
- (standard) rám, rád, rá or (folksy) rája, ránk, rátok, rájuk or (archaic) rájok
- (emphatic) énrám, terád, őrá or (folksy) őrája, miránk, tirátok, őrájuk or (archaic) őrájok
- (poetic) reám, reád, reá or (folksy) reája, reánk, reátok, reájuk or (archaic) reájok
- (emphatic, poetic) énreám, tereád, őreá or (folksy) őreája, mireánk, tireátok, őreájuk or (archaic) őreájok
Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *radъ.
Pronunciation
Adjective
rád (comparative radějí, superlative najradějí)
- glad
- býti/chtieti rád něčemu ― to want something
- Velmi rád bych tomu, by... ― I'd really be glad if...
- Radějí řku. ― I'll rather say.
- Radějši by to zvolila. ― She would've rather chosen that.
Declension
| singular | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | rád | ráda | rádo | |
| genitive | ráda | rády | ráda | |
| dative | rádu | rádě | rádu | |
| accusative | ráda, rád | rádu | rádo | |
| locative | rádě | rádě | rádě | |
| instrumental | rádem | rádú | rádem | |
| dual | ||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | ráda | rádě | ||
| genitive | — | |||
| dative | — | |||
| accusative | ráda | rádě | ||
| locative | — | |||
| instrumental | — | |||
| plural | ||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | rádi | rády | ráda | |
| genitive | — | |||
| dative | — | |||
| accusative | rády | ráda | ||
| locative | — | |||
| instrumental | — | |||
Declension of rád (short hard)
Descendants
- Czech: rád
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “rád”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *rādos, from the root Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₁dʰ-.
Pronunciation
Noun
rád m
Inflection
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
Descendants
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “rád”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *radъ.
Pronunciation
Adjective
rád
- glad
- To som rád, že si prišiel. ― I'm glad you came.
Usage notes
- This indeclinable adjective can only be used predicatively, not attributively. Like glad, it expresses a propositional attitude.
Related terms
Adverb
rád (comparative radšej, superlative najradšej)
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
See also
Further reading
- “rád”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
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