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How to Say ‘Good night’ in German

Gute Nacht

GOO-tuh nakht

[GOO-tuh nakht]

💬 Usage Tip: It's Gute, not Guten, because Nacht is a feminine word, while Morgen, Tag and Abend are masculine. The ending on gut changes to match the word that follows.

🇩🇪 In Germany: Only said when parting late or heading to bed, never as a greeting. Arriving somewhere at night, you still say Guten Abend.

Phrase Breakdown

Gute

[GOO-tuh]

good

An adjective describing something positively.

Example

In „Eine gute Idee“ bewertet „gute“ die Idee positiv.

In “A good idea,” “gute” evaluates the idea positively.

Nacht

[nakht]

night

The period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

Example

Ich schlafe besser in der Nacht.

I sleep better at night.

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