English translation of '-gut'
neuter noun Word forms: -gut(e)s genitive, no plural suffix in compounds
1. (denotes material intended for or having undergone a process)
Saatgut seed
Mahlgut (zum Mahlen bestimmt) substance(s) to be ground; (gemahlen) ground substance(s)
2. (often not translated in English: denotes the totality of an abstract possession)
das deutsche Musikgut/Gedankengut (the body of) German music/thought
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gut
adjective Word forms: comparative besser [ˈbɛsɐ]
, superlative beste(r, s) [ˈbɛstə]
good
probieren Sie unsere guten Weine/Speisen! try our fine wines/food
er ist in der Schule/in Spanisch sehr gut he’s very good at school/Spanish;
gute Frau! (dated) my dear lady;
er macht sich (dative) einen guten Tag (= faulenzt) he’s taking things easy for a day; (= amüsiert sich) he’s having a good day of it;
die gute Stube the best or good room
das ist gut gegen or für (inf) Husten it’s good for coughs
wozu ist das gut? (inf) what’s that for?
er ist immer für eine Überraschung gut (inf) he’s always good for a surprise
das war Pech, aber wer weiß, wozu es gut ist it was bad luck, but it’s an ill wind (that blows nobody any good) (Brit prov), it was bad luck, but every cloud has a silver lining (prov)
sei so gut (und) gib mir das would you mind giving me that
würden Sie so gut sein und … would you be good enough to …;
jdm gut sein (old) to love sb;
sie ist ihm von Herzen gut (old) her heart is his (liter);
bist du mir wieder gut? (dated) are you friends with me again?;
dafür ist er sich zu gut he wouldn’t stoop to that sort of thing
sind die Bilder/die Brötchen gut geworden? did the pictures/rolls turn out all right?
ist dein Magen wieder gut? is your stomach better or all right again?
es wird alles wieder gut! everything will be all right
es ist ganz gut, dass … it’s good that …
wie gut, dass … it’s good that …, how fortunate that …
gut, dass du das endlich einsiehst it’s a good thing or job (that) you realize it at last
so was ist immer gut that’s always useful
ich will es damit gut sein lassen I’ll leave it at that
lass das gut sein! don’t worry
lass mal gut sein! (= ist genug) that’s enough, that’ll do; (= ist erledigt) just leave it
jetzt ist aber gut! (inf) that’s enough
das ist ja alles gut und schön, aber … that’s all very well but …, that’s all well and good but …;
ein gutes Stück Weg(s) (dated) a good way;
ein gutes Pfund Reis a good pound of rice
gute Besserung! get well soon
auf gute Freundschaft! here’s to us!
auf gutes Gelingen! here’s to success!
gut! good; (= in Ordnung) (all) right, OK
schon gut! (it’s) all right or OK
gut, gut! all right
also gut! all right or OK then
nun gut! fair enough, all right then
gut und schön (inf) fair enough, that’s all well and good
du bist gut! (inf) you’re a fine one! drei, Ding1 a, Dienst c, Ende, Geist b, Gesellschaft e, Miene, Riecher
adverb Word forms: comparative besser, superlative am besten
well
gut aussehend good-looking
gut schmecken/riechen to taste/smell good
sie spricht gut Schwedisch she speaks Swedish well, she speaks good Swedish
es gut haben to have a good time of it, to have it good (esp US)
unser Volk hat es noch nie so gut gehabt our people have never had it so good
er hat es in seiner Jugend nicht gut gehabt he had a hard time (of it) when he was young
du hast es gut! you’ve got it made
gut wohnen to have a nice home
das kann gut sein that may well be
so gut wie nichts next to nothing
so gut wie nicht hardly, scarcely
so gut wie verloren as good as lost
so gut ich kann as best I can, as well as I can
es dauert gut(e) drei Stunden it lasts a good three hours
nehmen Sie gut ein Pfund Mehl take a good pound of flour
gut betucht (inf) well-heeled (Brit inf), well-off (inf)
gut bezahlt (Person, Job) highly-paid
gut dotiert (Job) well-paid; Vertrag lucrative
gut gehend flourishing, thriving
gut gelaunt cheerful, in a good mood
gut gelungen very successful; Überraschung wonderful
gut gemeint well-meaning, well-meant
gut gesinnt gutgesinnt
gut sitzend well-fitting
gut verdienend with a good salary, high-income
das ist aber gut gewogen/eingeschenkt! that’s a generous measure
gut und gern easily
das lässt sich nicht gut machen that wouldn’t be easy
(das hast du) gut gemacht! well done!
darauf kann man gut verzichten you can easily or well do without that
machs gut! (inf) cheers! (Brit), cheerio! (Brit), bye!; (stärker) look after yourself, take care
pass gut auf! be very careful
Weak DeclensionThe endings used after the definite articles der, die and das and other words declined like them are shown below.CaseMasculine SingularFeminine SingularNeuter SingularAll Genders PluralNominativegutegutegutegutenAccusativegutengutegutegutenGenitivegutengutengutengutenDativegutengutengutenguten
Mixed DeclensionThe endings used after ein, kein, irgendein and the possessive adjectives are shown below.CaseMasculine SingularFeminine SingularNeuter SingularAll Genders PluralNominativegutergutegutesgutenAccusativegutengutegutesgutenGenitivegutengutengutengutenDativegutengutengutenguten
Strong DeclensionThe endings used when there is no article before the noun are shown below.CaseMasculine SingularFeminine SingularNeuter SingularAll Genders PluralNominativegutergutegutesguteAccusativegutengutegutesguteGenitivegutengutergutenguterDativegutemgutergutemguten
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Gut
neuter noun Word forms: Gut(e)s genitive , Güter plural [ˈɡyːtɐ]
1. (= Eigentum) property; (lit, fig: = Besitztum) possession
irdische Güter worldly goods
geistige Güter intellectual wealth
nicht um alle Güter der Welt (geh) not for all the world
bewegliche Güter movables
unbewegliche Güter immovables
DeclensionGut is a neuter noun. Remember that, in German, both the spelling of the word and the article preceding the word can change depending on whether it is in the nominative, accusative, genitive, or dative case. For further information, see Collins Easy Learning German Grammar.CaseNeuter SingularNeuter PluralNominativedas Gutdie GüterAccusativedas Gutdie GüterGenitivedes Guts/Gutesder GüterDativedem Gutden Gütern
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Examples of '-gut' in a sentence
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Er war der Sohn eines unserer Familie gut bekannten Sozialdemokraten aus Feudenheim und stand unter ständiger Beobachtung.
Neben einer gut organisierten Betriebsratsarbeit ist nichts so wichtig wie ein enger Schulterschluß mit den Vertrauensleuten.
Rolf Schulten Dresden (taz) - Weder der Zoo in Erfurt noch der in Dresden sind derzeit gut auf Bundesumweltminister Jürgen Trittin zu sprechen.
Sein Amt als Vorsitzender der nunmehr gut entschädigten Religionsgemeinschaft gab der zwielichtige Geschäftsmann Younes kurz nach der Wiedervereinigung auf.
Vor gut vier Jahren hatte ich in Zürich einen Bekannten besucht, der in einem Rechtsanwaltskollektiv arbeitete.
Warum also, dachte Währungstheoretiker Wilhelm Hankel, soll beim Geld nicht gelten, was im Handel mit Autos oder Lebensmitteln gut ist.
Wie gut diese ihren Pflichten nachkämen, erweise sich am besten im Wettbewerb.
Zum Beerle Runtertun ist die Bluse noch gut genug, sagt Helen zu der Schwiegermutter, die längst gemerkt hat, wie verlottert sie im Haus herumläuft.
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British English: all right
/ɔːl raɪt/ ADVERB
If something goes all right, it happens in a satisfactory manner.
Things have thankfully worked out all right.
- American English: all right /ɒl ˈraɪt/
- Arabic: عَلَى ما يُرام
- Brazilian Portuguese: está bem
- Chinese: 良好
- Croatian: u redu
- Czech: v pořádku
- Danish: godt
- Dutch: in orde
- European Spanish: bien
- Finnish: hyvä on
- French: ok
- German: gut
- Greek: εντάξει
- Italian: va bene
- Japanese: 申し分なく
- Korean: 잘
- Norwegian: greit
- Polish: w porządku
- European Portuguese: tudo bem
- Romanian: bineîn regulă
- Russian: хорошо
- Latin American Spanish: bien
- Swedish: okay
- Thai: อย่างน่าพอใจ
- Turkish: iyi
- Ukrainian: все гаразд
- Vietnamese: tốt tốt đẹp
British English: good
/ɡʊd/ ADJECTIVE
enjoyable If you say that something is good, you like it.
That was a good film.
- American English: good /ˈgʊd/
- Arabic: جَيِّد
- Brazilian Portuguese: bom
- Chinese: 好的
- Croatian: dobar
- Czech: dobrý
- Danish: god
- Dutch: goed
- European Spanish: bueno
- Finnish: hyvä
- French: bon
- German: gut
- Greek: καλός
- Italian: buono
- Japanese: 良い
- Korean: 좋은
- Norwegian: bra
- Polish: dobry
- European Portuguese: bom
- Romanian: bun
- Russian: хороший
- Latin American Spanish: bueno
- Swedish: bra
- Thai: ดี
- Turkish: iyi
- Ukrainian: гарний
- Vietnamese: tốt tốt đẹp
British English: well
/wɛl/ ADJECTIVE
If you are well, you are healthy and not ill.
I'm not very well today.
- American English: well /ˈwɛl/
- Arabic: عَلَى ما يُرَام
- Brazilian Portuguese: bem
- Chinese: 健康的
- Croatian: zdrav
- Czech: zdravý
- Danish: rask
- Dutch: goed
- European Spanish: bien aconsejable
- Finnish: terve
- French: bien
- German: gut
- Greek: υγιής
- Italian: bene
- Japanese: 申し分ない
- Korean: 건강한
- Norwegian: godt
- Polish: dobry
- European Portuguese: bem
- Romanian: sănătos
- Russian: хороший
- Latin American Spanish: sano
- Swedish: bra
- Thai: สบายดี
- Turkish: iyi
- Ukrainian: здоровий
- Vietnamese: khỏe mạnh
- American English: well /ˈwɛl/
- Arabic: بِالإضَافَةِ إِلَى
- Brazilian Portuguese: bem
- Chinese: 唔,这个,噢
- Croatian: dobro
- Czech: dobře
- Danish: godt
- Dutch: op de juiste manier
- European Spanish: bien
- Finnish: hyvin
- French: bien
- German: gut
- Greek: καλώς
- Italian: bene
- Japanese: 申し分なく
- Korean: 잘
- Norwegian: vel
- Polish: dobrze szczęśliwie
- European Portuguese: bem
- Romanian: bine
- Russian: хорошо
- Latin American Spanish: bien
- Swedish: väl
- Thai: ดี
- Turkish: pekala
- Ukrainian: добре
- Vietnamese: tốt tốt đẹp
British English: good
/ɡʊd/ ADJECTIVE
talented If you are good at something, you do it well.
She is good at drawing.
- American English: good /ˈgʊd/
- Arabic: مَاهِر
- Brazilian Portuguese: bom
- Chinese: 擅长的
- Croatian: dobar
- Czech: dobrýv čem
- Danish: god
- Dutch: goed
- European Spanish: bueno
- Finnish: hyvä
- French: bon bon en quelque chose
- German: gut
- Greek: καλός
- Italian: bravo
- Japanese: うまい
- Korean: 잘 하는
- Norwegian: flink
- Polish: dobry
- European Portuguese: bom
- Romanian: priceput
- Russian: мастерский
- Latin American Spanish: bueno desempeño
- Swedish: bra
- Thai: เก่ง
- Turkish: iyi
- Ukrainian: вмілий
- Vietnamese: giỏi
British English: nicely
ADVERB /ˈnaɪslɪ/
If something is happening or working nicely, it is happening or working in a satisfactory way or in the way that you want it to.
She has a bit of private money, so they manage quite nicely.
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