Der Stromanbieter schreibt das Guthaben gut.

the electricity provider

Breakdown of Der Stromanbieter schreibt das Guthaben gut.

• das Guthaben: the credit balance
• gutschreiben: to credit (an amount)

Questions & Answers about Der Stromanbieter schreibt das Guthaben gut.

Why is gut separated from schreibt?

Because the verb here is gutschreiben, which is a separable verb.

In a normal main clause, separable prefixes move to the end:

• Der Stromanbieter schreibt das Guthaben gut.

Compare:

• Infinitive: gutschreiben
• Main clause: schreibt ... gut
• Past participle: gutgeschrieben

So gut is not just an adverb here; it is part of the verb.

What exactly is the base verb, and what does it mean grammatically?

The full verb is gutschreiben.

In this sentence, it means something like to credit an amount, to apply a credit, or to enter something as a credit to an account.

This is a useful business and billing verb. You will often see it in contexts like:

• banks
• utility bills
• refunds
• customer accounts

So the structure is not schreiben in the everyday sense of to write. It is the fixed verb gutschreiben.

Why is das Guthaben in the middle of the sentence?