adverb
today
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Heute means 'today', a temporal adverb used to refer to the current day. It is uninflected and does not take articles or prepositions by itself. Word order: commonly in first or second position (Heute bin ich...). Not irregular; no gender or plural. Formal/informal usage unchanged.
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Als heute das Paket ankam, stellten die Kollegen fest, dass die wichtigen Unterlagen fehlten.
When the package arrived today, the colleagues discovered that the important documents were missing.
Heute ist ein besonderer Tag.
Today is a special day.
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Picture a calendar with the current date circled — heute = today
Sounds like English 'hoy-te' — remember 'today' starts with 'to-'
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Very common adverb for talking about the present day.