guttun

German

Etymology

gut + tun

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡuːtˌtuːn]
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  • Hyphenation: gut‧tun

Verb

guttun (irregular, third-person singular present tut gut, past tense tat gut, past participle gutgetan, past subjunctive täte gut, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive, with dative) to do good (have a positive effect)
    Zu viel Süßigkeiten tun deinen Zähnen nicht gut.
    Too many sweets does not do your teeth any good.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Guttuer, Guttuung

Further reading

  • guttun” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • guttun” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • guttun” in Duden online
  • guttun” in OpenThesaurus.de
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