gute Nachrichten
The English phrase "good news" is translated into German as gute Nachrichten.
gute Nachrichten is used to describe something positive.
Meaning: something positive (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
In German, the noun for news is countable. While the default plural form gute Nachrichten is the most common way to express "good news" (similar to English), you can use the singular form eine gute Nachricht to refer to a single piece of good news.
Did you know?
- The root of Nachrichten is related to the word 'nach', meaning 'after' or 'towards', implying information that comes 'after' an event has occurred.
- In German, you can use Neuigkeiten as a synonym for Nachrichten when referring to 'news' in the sense of latest updates or gossip.
- In a formal business context, you might see Mitteilung used instead of Nachricht, which implies an official announcement rather than casual news.
Examples in context
- Hast du gute Nachrichten?Do you have any good news?This sentence is useful for asking if someone has any good news.Tatoeba #947518 by Sudajaengi, translation #25210 by CK
- Ich habe gute Nachrichten.I've got some good news.This sentence is useful for stating that you have some good news.Tatoeba #1848977 by Pfirsichbaeumchen, translation #1848764 by Spamster
- Ich habe sehr gute Nachrichten!I have some very good news.This sentence is useful for expressing that you have very good news.Tatoeba #2190012 by Pfirsichbaeumchen, translation #2168783 by Hybrid
- Ich freue mich, Ihnen/euch eine gute Nachricht mitzuteilen. Wir haben den Vertrag unterzeichnet.I am pleased to inform you that we have signed the contract.
- Es gibt erfreuliche Nachrichten! Unser Projekt wurde genehmigt.There is good news! Our project has been approved.
- Rate mal, ich habe gute Neuigkeiten! Ich habe den Job bekommen.Guess what, I have good news! I got the job.
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Example conversation
Julia and Lukas are talking at a cafe about a job application.
- JuliaHast du heute gute Nachrichten?Do you have any good news today?
- LukasJa, ich habe die Zusage!Yes, I got the acceptance!
- JuliaDas sind wirklich gute Nachrichten, Lukas!That is really good news, Lukas!
- LukasDanke, ich bin sehr glücklich.Thanks, I am very happy.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
