# gut

gut is a German adjective meaning “good”. Forms: besser, am besten.

## Forms

- Comparative: besser
- Superlative: am besten

## In other languages

- Русский: хороший, добрый, качественный
- Українська: добрий, хороший, гарний

## Adjective

1. good (acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral)
   - Wir müssen gut sein, um uns gut zu fühlen. — We must be good to feel good.
2. all right, fair, proper (satisfactory)
   - Ist schon gut. — That's enough.
3. well
   - „Gut gebrüllt, Löwe!“

## Adverb

1. well (accurately, competently, satisfactorily)
   - Die Mannschaft hat gut gespielt. — The team played well.
2. a little more than (with measurements)
   - Ich wohne seit gut zwanzig Jahren in Berlin. — I've lived in Berlin for over twenty years/for a good twenty years.
3. easily, likely
   - Dieser Gegenstand ist gut zu finden. — That item is easily found.

## Interjection

1. okay, all right, now then
   - Gut, dann fangen wir mal an. — All right, then let's get started.

## Examples

- Es ist gut, daß du hier bist. — It's good you're here.
- Er wird von Tag zu Tag besser. — He is getting better day by day.
- Er sagte mir, es gehe ihm gut. — He told me he was healthy.
- Tom fragt so gut wie nie etwas. — Tom hardly ever asks questions.
- Ich weiß nicht, ob das gut ist. — I don't know if it's good.

## Related words

- Antonym: schlecht, böse

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