Polyglot Dictionary

gut

/ɡuːt/

adjective, adverb A1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

adje Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

comparative
besser
superlative
am besten

Meaning

  1. good; well

    Irregular comparison, like English "good, better, best" — no shared root between the three forms.

    • Das Essen schmeckt gut.

      The food tastes good.

Similar words

brav

Close for describing a child's behavior — brav is well-behaved; gut is the general word for "good," as in "a good boy."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

benéfico

Close — good relates to beneficial.

Practice

1 What does gut mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Essen schmeckt ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches gut?

Opposites

  • schlecht
adjectiveadverbirregularcore-vocabulary

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