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gut.

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

3 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɡuːt/standard/ɡʊt/colloquial/juːt/colloquial, regional

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

    Wir müssen gut sein, um uns gut zu fühlen.

  2. good (effective; useful)

    ein guter Plan

  3. good (fortunate)

    Der hat's gut.

  4. good (having a particularly pleasant taste)

    Mmmh, das schmeckt gut.

  5. all right, fair, proper (satisfactory)

    Ist schon gut.

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

    Eine gute Stunde
Where this word comes from

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.

intj/ɡuːt/standard/ɡʊt/colloquial/juːt/colloquial, regional

  1. okay, all right, now then

    Gut, dann fangen wir mal an.
Where this word comes from

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.

adv/ɡuːt/standard/ɡʊt/colloquial/juːt/colloquial, regional

  1. well (accurately, competently, satisfactorily)

    Die Mannschaft hat gut gespielt.

  2. a little more than (with measurements)

    Ich wohne seit gut zwanzig Jahren in Berlin.
    Das Bett ist gut zwei Meter lang.

  3. easily, likely

    Dieser Gegenstand ist gut zu finden.
    Es kann gut sein, dass du nächstes Jahr verheiratet bist.
Where this word comes from

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.

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