verb
to be of use, to benefit
B1
nützen: a regular (weak) verb meaning 'to be of use' or 'to benefit'. Uses haben as auxiliary; participle genützt. Common construction: etwas nützt jemandem — the beneficiary is in dative (Das nützt mir nichts). Non-separable. Present: nützt. Rarely used instead of nutzen in some regions.
Examples
Es hat nichts genützt.
It was of no use.
Regelmäßiges Üben nützt dir beim Lernen der Sprache.
Regular practice will benefit you when learning the language.
Die neue Anleitung nützt dem Team sehr.
The new instructions are very useful to the team.
Details
Mnemonics
a tool labeled 'NUTZEN' being used to fix something
sounds like 'newt-sen' — imagine a helpful newt that is useful
Notes
A regular (weak) verb meaning 'to be useful' or 'to benefit'. Passive forms are rare in everyday speech but grammatically possible. Formal imperative ('Sie') is marked 'not applicable' in the conjugation table because conjugation values must not include personal pronouns; the formal imperative requires the pronoun 'Sie'.