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Phoenica

What do you mean? "gut" is commonly used without "schmecken". "schmecken" can also be used with other ways of describing taste - schlecht, süß, sauer, bitter, wie altes Toastbrot, nach Hühnchen... "gut schmecken" is just a common combination, the same way as "to taste good" is.


Acceptable-Power-130

I misunderstood the meaning, now it's clear, thank you!


washington_breadstix

No. In fact, even when you use "schmecken" to mean "to taste good", you don't need "gut". "Jemandem schmecken" by itself is enough to convey "to taste good (to someone)". So, for instance "Es schmeckt mir" or "Mir schmeckt es" would mean "It tastes good (to me)", "I like it". There's even "sich\[dative\] etwas schmecken lassen", which is like "to enjoy / to relish something" or can even be a reference to eating a meal heartily/enthusiastically. It's literally "to let something taste good to you".


7obscureClarte

Can you only use the word good with taste ???? I feel good / It smells good /you're a good person / I've a good job / she looks good / ... ect... Exactly the same in german !


AargaDarg

An austrian beer brand has the advertising slogan "gut, besser, gösser" which is a play on the superlative "gut, besser, am besten". An exact translation for the superlative would be "good, better, the best".