Verb

gut|tun

to do good, to be good for

Ein warmes Bad tut mir gut.

A warm bath does me good.

Schlaf würde dir jetzt guttun.

Sleep would do you good now.

to do ((sb.dat)) good A vacation would do you good.

Synonyms: wohltun, förderlich sein; Antonyms: schaden, wehtun

Composed of 'gut' (good) and 'tun' (to do). Literally 'to do good'.

Think of the opposite, 'wehtun' (to hurt). 'guttun' does good, 'wehtun' does pain. It always takes a dative object: something does good *to someone*.

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