BEOLINGUS
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nichtsnutzig (veraltet) {adj}; der/das nichts taugt / zu nichts zu gebrauchen ist good-for-nothing; good for nothing

Es taugt nicht viel. It isn't much good.

Wenn der Reiter nichts taugt, hat das Pferd schuld. [Sprw.] A bad workman blames his tools. [prov.]

taugen to be good for

taugend being good for

getaugt been good for

du taugst you are good for

er/sie/es taugt he/she/it is good for

ich/er/sie/es taugte I/he/she/it was good for

wir/sie taugten we/they were good for

er/sie/es hat/hatte getaugt he/she/it has/had been good for