German Phrase
Ich habe eine gute Note bekommen.
Meaning
Literally, 'I have received a good grade.' It is used to announce that you earned a positive result on a test, exam, or assignment.
When to use
Use this sentence right after you get your test results, when a teacher asks how you performed, or when you want to share your academic success with friends or family.
✦Grammar Breakdown
IchhabeeineguteNotebekommen.
Personalpronomen (Ich)
Subject pronoun for the first person singular; always capitalised in German.
Hilfsverb haben (habe)
Present tense of 'haben' used to form the perfect tense with a past participle.
Unbestimmter Artikel (eine)
Feminine singular indefinite article; matches the gender and case of 'Note' (accusative).
Adjektivdeklination (gute)
Weak declension after the indefinite article in the accusative feminine singular.
Nomen (Note)
Feminine noun meaning 'grade' or 'mark'; here it is the direct object.
Partizip II (bekommen)
Past participle of 'bekommen' meaning 'to receive'; combined with 'haben' to form the perfect.
🗨In Conversation
Wie war deine Matheprüfung?
How was your math exam?
Ich habe eine gute Note bekommen.
I got a good grade.
✕Common Mistakes
Ich habe ein gute Note bekommen.
The noun 'Note' is feminine, so the article must be 'eine', not the masculine 'ein'.
Ich habe eine gut Note bekommen.
After an indefinite article the adjective takes the weak ending '-e' (gute).
Ich habe eine gute Note bekommt.
In the perfect tense you need the past participle 'bekommen' with the auxiliary 'haben'.
↔Alternatives
Ich habe eine gute Bewertung erhalten.
I received a good evaluation.
Ich habe eine positive Note bekommen.
I got a positive grade.
Ich habe eine 1/2 bekommen.
I got a 1 or 2.
Cultural Tip
In the German school system grades run from 1 (very good) to 6 (insufficient). A 'gute Note' usually means a 1 or 2. When you want to be more specific, you can state the exact number. In informal conversation, Germans often say 'Ich habe eine 1 bekommen' rather than using the word 'Note'.