guttun

German

Etymology

gut +‎ tun

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

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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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