kürzlich
Translation
recently, lately, of late
Examples
Ich habe ihn kürzlich gesehen.
I saw him recently.
Er ist kürzlich umgezogen.
He moved recently.
Grammar Patterns
((Adverb)) recently, lately He called me recently.
Similar Words
neulich (the other day), unlängst (not long ago); Antonyms: damals (back then), früher (formerly)
Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'kurz' (short) plus the suffix '-lich'. It literally means 'shortly' in the sense of 'a short time ago'.
Memory Tips
Break it down: 'kurz' (short) + '-lich'. Think of it as something that happened a 'short' time ago.