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gut

adj · /ɡuːt/ ·
Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German guot, from Old High German guot, from Proto-West Germanic *gōd, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to unite, be associated, suit”). Cognates Cognate to Luxembourgish gutt, Silesian East Central German gutt, Dutch goed, West Frisian goed, Saterland Frisian goud, English good, Danish god, Norwegian god and Swedish god.

Translation

  1. good (acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral)

    Wir müssen gut sein, um uns gut zu fühlen.

    We must be good to feel good.

  2. good (effective; useful)

    ein guter Plan

    a sound plan

  3. good (fortunate)

    Der hat's gut.

    That guy's well off.

  4. good (having a particularly pleasant taste)

    Mmmh, das schmeckt gut.

    Yum, that's tasty.

  5. all right, fair, proper (satisfactory)

    Ist schon gut.

    That's enough.

  6. good (full; entire; at least as much as)

    Eine gute Stunde

    At least an hour

gut

adv · /ɡuːt/ ·
Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German guot, from Old High German guot, from Proto-West Germanic *gōd, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to unite, be associated, suit”). Cognates Cognate to Luxembourgish gutt, Silesian East Central German gutt, Dutch goed, West Frisian goed, Saterland Frisian goud, English good, Danish god, Norwegian god and Swedish god.

Translation

  1. well (accurately, competently, satisfactorily)

    Die Mannschaft hat gut gespielt.

    The team played well.

  2. a little more than (with measurements)

    Ich wohne seit gut zwanzig Jahren in Berlin.

    I've lived in Berlin for over twenty years/for a good twenty years.

    Das Bett ist gut zwei Meter lang.

    The bed is a little over two meters long.

  3. easily, likely

    Dieser Gegenstand ist gut zu finden.

    That item is easily found.

    Es kann gut sein, dass du nächstes Jahr verheiratet bist.

    You may well be married next year.

gut

intj · /ɡuːt/ ·
Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German guot, from Old High German guot, from Proto-West Germanic *gōd, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to unite, be associated, suit”). Cognates Cognate to Luxembourgish gutt, Silesian East Central German gutt, Dutch goed, West Frisian goed, Saterland Frisian goud, English good, Danish god, Norwegian god and Swedish god.

Translation

  1. okay, all right, now then

    Gut, dann fangen wir mal an.

    All right, then let's get started.

Gut

noun · /ɡuːt/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German guot (“good”).

Translation

  1. commodity, property, possession, good neuter, strong
  2. a large farmstead, estate related to agriculture neuter, strong

    Pöppenrade ist ein großes Gut. Ich weiß positiv, daß es mehr als tausend Sack Weizen bringt …

    Pöppenrade is a large estate, I know for a fact that it grows more than a thousand sacks of wheat.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Gut Güter
Accusative Gut Güter
Dative Gut Gütern
Genitive Gutes Güter

Gut

noun
Etymology

From the adjective gut (“good”).

Translation

  1. being of an academic grade evidencing performance well above the average requirements, B neuter, strong