Heute

Meaning

today

Concepts

today

nowadays

day

tomorrow

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɔɪ̯tə/

Etymology

From Middle High German hiute, from Old High German hiutu, hiuto (“today”), a contraction of hiu tagu (literally “(on) this day”), from Proto-West Germanic *hiu dagu, from Proto-Germanic *hinō dagō (from *hiz+*dagaz (“on this day”)); similar to other constructions in Old High German (e.g. hiuro < *hiu jāru (“(in) this year”), see Heuer).
Cognates
Cognate with Old Dutch hiudo (> Dutch heden (“today”)), Old Saxon hiudu, hūdigu, hōdigo (> Middle Low German hüde, hüdene (“today”)), Old Frisian hiōda, Old Frisian hiūdega (> West Frisian hjoed (“today”)), Old English hēodæġ (“today”). Compare also Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰 (himma daga, “(on) this day”), Latin hodie (“today”, literally “on this day”), from hōc diē (literally “on this day”).

Sentences

Heute arbeitet er ausschließlich als Schriftsteller .

Today, he works exclusively as a writer.

Heute hat unsere Freude dieselben Farben und denselben wunderbaren Klang .

Today our joy is painted in the same colours and plays to the same marvellous music.

Heute sind beide Orte zusammengewachsen .

Today, the two places have grown together.

Heute befindet sich das Artefakt im japanischen Kaiserpalast.

Today, the artifact is located in the Imperial Palace of Japan.

Heute praktiziert er in seiner Kölner Praxis .

Today, he practices in his practice in Cologne.

Heute Nacht , beziehungsweise heute Morgen hatte ich einen Traum von meinem ehemaligen Lieblingslehrer.

Tonight, or this morning, I had a dream about my former favorite teacher.

Heute ist die Verbindungskurve abgebaut und der Haltepunkt stillgelegt .

Today, the connecting curve is dismantled and the station is closed.

Heute wird Jiddisch wieder in den Schulen gelehrt , und es gibt jiddische Rundfunksendungen.

Today, Yiddish is again taught in schools, and there are Yiddish radio broadcasts.