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Accurate, precise, and without deviation. It describes something that completely corresponds to the facts or to a standard.
Für das Rezept benötigen Sie eine exakte Menge von 250 Gramm Mehl.
For the recipe, you need an exact amount of 250 grams of flour.
exactly
Used as an adverb to confirm a statement or emphasize that something is just as it was said.
Das ist exakt das, was ich gemeint habe.
That is exactly what I meant.
When 'exakt' (exact) stands before a noun or describes a noun, it means 'precise'. When it stands alone or at the beginning of a sentence, it is an affirmative answer and means 'exactly' or 'right'.
Bitte gib mir die exakte Uhrzeit an.
Please give me the exact time.
In its meaning 'präzise' (precise), 'exakt' is often used in contexts that require accuracy. Typical collocations are 'exakte Wissenschaft' (exact science), 'exakte Messung' (exact measurement), 'exakte Kopie' (exact copy), or 'exakte Anweisungen' (exact instructions).
Die Polizei konnte eine exakte Beschreibung des Täters geben.
The police were able to give an exact description of the perpetrator.
As an adverb, 'exakt' (exactly) can intensify a statement and then often stands directly before the word or phrase it emphasizes. It underlines that something is exactly this way and not otherwise.
Das ist exakt der Ort, an dem wir uns letztes Jahr getroffen haben.
That is exactly the place where we met last year.
right now / straight
Exakt is the general word for a precise figure or measurement with no deviation. Gerade can have a similar meaning only in certain expressions, especially when referring to the current time, and it also has a temporal connection there. Exakt is the appropriate choice for other precise measurements or numbers.
Laut Zeitplan beginnt die Sitzung exakt um neun Uhr.
According to the schedule, the meeting begins at exactly nine o'clock.
Als die Sitzung beginnt, ist es gerade neun Uhr.
When the meeting begins, it is exactly nine o'clock.
