du gerade

you are currently

→ du

phrase Common #3,972

you are currently Not a fixed expression on its own. In these examples, gerade usually means “currently” or “right now” with du bist or du ... bist; in the first example, it means “just” or “just as.”

GE: Was machst du gerade?

EN: What are you doing right now?

Wer hat das Buch geschrieben, das du gerade liest?

Who wrote the book you're reading right now?

Schade, dass du gerade hier leben musstest.

It's a shame you had to live here.

— Leid und Herrlichkeit (2019)

Evald saß da, wo du gerade sitzt.

Evald sat where you're sitting right now.

— Wilde Erdbeeren (1957)

Ich wünschte, du hörtest mit dem, was du gerade tust, nie auf!

I wish you would never stop doing what you're doing right now!

Ich fasse nicht, was du gerade getan hast.

I can't believe what you just did.

— Girls' Night Out (2017)

Weisst du, was du gerade machtest, Mario?

Do you know what you were just doing, Mario?

— Der Postmann (1994)

Kannst du mir sagen, wo du gerade bist?

Can you tell me where you are right now?

Darf ich fragen, woran du gerade arbeitest?

May I ask what you’re working on right now?

Tom versteht nicht, wovon du gerade sprichst.

Tom doesn't understand what you're talking about.