Significado
Referring to the current day.
Contexto cultural
Punctuality is key. 'Heute' is the basis for all appointments. Similar to Germany, but 'heute' is often used in a slightly more relaxed tone. In Swiss German, 'hüt' is the standard spoken form. Berliners often use 'heute' in fast, clipped speech.
Placement
Put 'heute' at the start of the sentence to sound more natural.
Adjective usage
Never use 'heute' to describe a noun. Use 'heutig'.
Significado
Referring to the current day.
Placement
Put 'heute' at the start of the sentence to sound more natural.
Adjective usage
Never use 'heute' to describe a noun. Use 'heutig'.
Emphasis
If you want to stress that it's today, put 'heute' first.
Ponte a prueba
Fill in the blank with the correct word.
_____ ist ein schöner Tag.
We need the adverb for 'today'.
Choose the correct sentence.
Which is correct?
Verb must be in the second position.
Match the German word to the English meaning.
Match: Heute, Gestern, Morgen
Basic time vocabulary.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Was machst du heute? B: _____.
Must answer the question about today.
🎉 Puntuación: /4
Ayudas visuales
Banco de ejercicios
4 ejercicios_____ ist ein schöner Tag.
We need the adverb for 'today'.
Which is correct?
Verb must be in the second position.
Empareja cada elemento de la izquierda con su par de la derecha:
Basic time vocabulary.
A: Was machst du heute? B: _____.
Must answer the question about today.
🎉 Puntuación: /4
Preguntas frecuentes
12 preguntasYes, it is primarily an adverb of time.
No, use 'jetzt' for 'now'.
Yes, it is a common contraction in spoken German.
Use 'die heutigen Nachrichten'.
Yes, always capitalize it as it is a word in a sentence.
No, use 'gestern' for yesterday.
No, it is indeclinable.
Yes, it is standard in all registers.
'Heute' is the whole day, 'heute Abend' is the evening.
Yes, 'Was machst du heute?' is very common.
Yes, for scheduling meetings.
It is a Germanic word, so it's unique to German/Dutch/English roots.
Frases relacionadas
heutzutage
builds onnowadays
heute Abend
specialized formthis evening
heutig
specialized formtoday's
von heute auf morgen
similarovernight
