Vocabulary
gut
/ɡuːt/· adjective
good; well
The everyday answer to „Wie geht's?“ — „Gut, danke!“ — and the word of praise you will hear from every teacher: „Sehr gut!“
CEFR A1Frequency ●●●●●
Your memory
New
Learning
Familiar
Strong
Mastered
Forms
- Komparativ
- besser
- Superlativ
- am besten
- in greetings
- Guten Morgen · Guten Tag · Guten Abend · Gute Nacht
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
gut
fine, well (how you are)
Wie geht's? — Gut, danke!
How are you? — Fine, thanks!
Word family
gutdas Gutethe good (thing)die Gütekindness; qualitydas Guthabencredit (on a phone, an account)gutmütiggood-natured
Common combinations
- Gut, danke!Fine, thanks!
- Sehr gut!Very good! Great!
- Alles gut!All good! No problem!
- Guten Appetit!Enjoy your meal!
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
supertollprima
↔ Opposites
schlecht
Common learner mistakes
- Wie geht's? — Ich bin gut.Wie geht's? — Gut, danke!„Ich bin gut“ sounds like „I'm good at it“. To say how you are: Gut, danke! or Mir geht's gut.
- Gute Tag!Guten Tag!Don't drop the -n: Guten Morgen, Guten Tag, Guten Abend. Only Gute Nacht has no -n.
- mehr gutbessergut is irregular, like English: gut, besser, am besten (good, better, best).
Real examples
- Wie geht's? — Gut, danke!How are you? — Fine, thanks!
- Sehr gut, danke. Und Ihnen?Very well, thanks. And you?
- Sie sprechen sehr gut Deutsch!You speak German very well!
- Gut, bis morgen!OK, see you tomorrow!
