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Illustration of the A1 German word “gut”, which translates to “good”. Oma Trude — tiny round old woman, silver bun, round wire glasses, lilac cardigan — tastes a steaming bowl of soup and shoots up a huge double thumbs-up, eyes wide, grinning ear to ear.

gut is part of German adjectives A1–B1 and Goethe A1 vocabulary.

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German adjectives A1–B1 — PDF

gut

good

/ɡuːt/

Forms

Comparative Forms

Positiv gut
Komparativ besser
Superlativ am besten

Examples — gut in a sentence

Dieses Essen ist sehr gut.

This food is very good.

Er ist ein guter Freund.

He is a good friend.

How to remember it

Gut sounds like 'GOOT'. It's GOOT to be GOOD! (Say 'good' with a thick, satisfying accent).

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