genaues

Genaues is a neuter noun formed from the adjective genau and used as a nominalized form in German. It designates a precise thing, piece of information, or fact, rather than generalities. The common construction is with the indefinite pronoun etwas: etwas Genaues means “something precise” or “something exact.”

Grammar and usage

As a nominalized adjective, Genaues functions as a concrete noun and is capitalized in writing. It is most often found in phrases such as etwas Genaues, ich brauche etwas Genaues, or habe noch kein Genaues gehört. The word is generally employed when a speaker wants to refer to a specific, definite detail rather than to general information. The plural form is rare in ordinary use; speakers typically rephrase with genauer Präzision or konkrete Details if needed.

Relation to related terms

Genaues relates to the broader noun Genaugkeit (often written as Genauigkeit), which conveys accuracy, precision, or exactness as a quality. While genau describes how something is, Genaues refers to the concrete object or fact that exhibits that precision. In academic or technical contexts, more precise terms such as Präzision, Genauigkeit, or exakte Daten may be used depending on the nuance.

Examples

- Können Sie mir etwas Genaues über den Termin sagen?

- Wir warten noch auf ein Genaues zur Lieferung.

- Es wurde noch kein Genaues bekanntgegeben.

Overview

Genaues captures the idea of a specific, precise item or fact within German discourse. It appears mainly in everyday speech as a way to request or denote a particular detail, with its meaning closely linked to concepts of accuracy and exactness expressed by related terms like Genauigkeit and Präzision.