Gut
Example: Das Essen schmeckt heute wirklich gut.
Definition
"Gut" is an adverb used in German to describe the quality of something as being good, satisfactory, or well-done. For example, in the phrase "Das Essen schmeckt heute wirklich gut," it means the food tastes really good today.
Etymology
The German word "gut" derives from the Old High German word "guot," meaning good or fitting. It shares roots with the English word "good," both stemming from the Proto-Germanic *gōdaz. Did you know that "gut" has maintained a remarkably consistent meaning related to goodness and quality for over a thousand years?
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"Gut" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - General - (A1) - set 2", containing 103 commonly used words.
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