I found this funny explanation about the word ‘gerade’ on Reddit under the title ‘Geradeception’:
The German word ‘gerade’ can mean:
- straight
- right now
- especially
The word “die Gerade” means:
- straight line
So, the sentence, “Ich fragte gerade, warum gerade diese Gerade so gerade ist” means:
“I just wondered why especially this line is so straight.”