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How to Say ‘You said the report is due on Friday.’ in German

Du hast gesagt, der Bericht ist am Freitag fällig.

doo hahst ge-zahkt dair beh-RIKHT ist ahm Fry-tahg FEL-ikh

[doo hahst ge-zahkt dair beh-RIKHT ist ahm Fry-tahg FEL-ikh]

🇩🇪 In Germany: Pointing back to what someone said, then to what the email says, is a neutral, factual way to flag a clash. Germans generally welcome this directness at work rather than taking it as criticism.

Phrase Breakdown

Du hast gesagt,

doo hahst ge-zahkt

You said,

Introduces reported speech. Pause briefly at the comma.

Example

Du hast gesagt, es ist wichtig.

You said it's important.

Words in this phrase

[doo]

you (singular/informal)

Used when speaking to one person informally.

Example

Wie fühlst du dich heute Abend?

How do you feel this evening?

hast

[hahst]

have

The verb 'haben' in second person singular form.

Example

Hast du Hunger?

Are you hungry?

gesagt

[ge-zahkt]

said

The past form of 'say'.

Example

Du hast gesagt, es sei richtig.

You said it was right.

der Bericht

dair beh-RIKHT

the report

Masculine noun with 'der'. Stress 'beRICHT', with a soft 'ch'.

Example

Der Bericht ist fertig.

The report is finished.

Words in this phrase

der

[dair]

the

Masculine definite article 'the.'

Example

Der Arzt kommt später.

The doctor is coming later.

Bericht

[beh-RIKHT]

report

A written document summarizing information, common at work.

Example

Ich schreibe den Bericht heute.

I'm writing the report today.

ist am Freitag fällig.

ist ahm Fry-tahg FEL-ikh

is due on Friday.

'fällig' means due. 'am' is used with days of the week. Stress 'FREI-tag' and 'FÄL-lig'.

Example

Die Miete ist am Montag fällig.

The rent is due on Monday.

Words in this phrase

ist

[ist]

Third-person singular form of 'sein'.

Example

Das ist ganz normal vor dem Eingriff.

That is completely normal before the procedure.

[ahm]

on the

Contracted preposition and article used before days.

Example

Am Montag passt es leider nicht.

On Monday it unfortunately does not work.

Freitag

[Fry-tahg]

Friday

The fifth day of the week in Germany, typically the last working day before the weekend.

Example

Freitagabend gehen wir aus.

On Friday evening, we go out.

fällig

[FEL-ikh]

due

Describes something that must be done or paid by a certain time.

Example

Die Rechnung ist morgen fällig.

The invoice is due tomorrow.

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