heutzutage
German
Etymology
Univerbation of heute zu Tage.
Pronunciation
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 is not used to describe recent developments or recently adopted habits as in: “He's always grumpy these days.” For that use in letzter Zeit or a construct of that sort.
Further reading
- “heutzutage” in Duden online