heutzutage

nowadays, these days

adverb hoit-tsoo-TAH-geh Rare

Usage Note

heutzutage means 'in the present day, at this time in history', often with a contrastive nuance comparing past and present: heutzutage ist alles schneller ('nowadays everything is faster'). It is slightly more formal than heute and implies a broader temporal perspective.

Examples

"Heutzutage kommunizieren die meisten Menschen über das Smartphone."

Natural Translation

Nowadays, most people communicate via smartphone.

Literal Translation

These-days-nowadays communicate the most people via the smartphone.

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