How is the word heute translated from German to English
An dem Tag, an dem man gerade spricht.
On the day one is speaking.
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An dem Tag, an dem man gerade spricht.
On the day one is speaking.
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See how the word “heute” is used in sentences
Heute habe ich frei. — Today I have a day off.
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Download the app for free German vocabulary testAn adverb, and no preposition goes before it: ich fahre heute, not am heute. English works the same way, so this one costs nothing.
Where the languages part is the compounds. German glues the time of day straight on: heute Morgen, heute Abend, heute Nacht — this morning, this evening, tonight. English needs a different word for each. And heutzutage, “nowadays”, is heute with an old genitive of Tag baked into it.
morgen tomorrow
Lower case it means tomorrow; capitalised, der Morgen is the morning. Only the capital separates them in writing.
gestern yesterday
The pair going backwards, and it takes no preposition either.
heutzutage nowadays
For the era rather than the day — where English can stretch today, German prefers this word.
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