heutzutage

== German == === Alternative forms === heut zu Tage (archaic) === Etymology === Univerbation of heute +‎ zu +‎ Tage. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɔʏ̯.tsuˌtaːɡə/ === Adverb === heutzutage nowadays, these days (in the present era; in the world as it is today) ==== Usage notes ==== Unlike English "nowadays" or "these days", German heutzutage does not also carry the sense of "recently"/"lately", i.e. it is not used to describe recent developments or recently adopted habits as in: "He's grumpy these days." For that sense, use in letzter Zeit or a construct of that sort. === Further reading === “heutzutage” in Duden online “heutzutage” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “heutzutage” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon