rád

rád

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rad"

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *radъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈraːt]

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Adjective

rád (comparative raději, superlative nejraději)

1. 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?

Declension

Declension of rád

singular
	masculine animate	masculine inanimate	feminine	neuter
nominative	rád	rád	ráda	rádo
genitive	—	—	—	—
dative	—	—	—	—
accusative	—	—	—	—
locative	—	—	—	—
instrumental	—	—	—	—
plural
	masculine animate	masculine inanimate	feminine	neuter
nominative	rádi	rády	rády	ráda
genitive	—	—	—	—
dative	—	—	—	—
accusative	—	—	—	—
locative	—	—	—	—
instrumental	—	—	—	—

The nominative forms given are short forms.

Related terms

• být rád
• mít rád
• radost
• radovat se

 

See also

• líbit
• milovat

 

Further reading

• rád in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• rád in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• rád in Internetová jazyková příručka

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈraːd]
• Hyphenation: rád
• Rhymes: -aːd

Pronoun

rád

1. 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

• reád (literary)
• tereád

See also

• (standard)	(én)rám	(te)rád	(ő)rá (or folksy (ő)rája)	(mi)ránk	(ti)rátok	(ő)rájuk
• (poetic)	(én)reám	(te)reád	(ő)reá (or folksy (ő)reája)	(mi)reánk	(ti)reátok	(ő)reájuk

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Old Irish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /r͈aːð/

Noun

rád m

1. verbal noun of ráidid
2. speech, talk, conversation

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	rád	rádL	ráidL
Vocative	ráid	rádL	ráduH
Accusative	rádN	rádL	ráduH
Genitive	ráidL	rád	rádN
Dative	rádL	rádaib	rádaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• ráidid

Descendants

• Irish: rá
• Scottish Gaelic: ràdh

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
rád also rrád after a proclitic	rád pronounced with /r(ʲ)-/	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “rád”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *radъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raːd/

Adjective

rád

1. 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

• radi m anim pl, rady m inan pl
• rada f, rady f pl
• rado n, rady n pl

Adverb

rád (comparative radšej, superlative najradšej)

1. like to

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

• ľúbiť
• milovať