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How to Say ‘Does your daughter already go to school?’ in German

Geht Ihre Tochter schon zur Schule?

gayt EE-re TOKH-ter shohn tsoor shu-le

[gayt EE-re TOKH-ter shohn tsoor shu-le]

🇩🇪 In Germany: School starts around age six in Germany, so this is a natural question about a child of five to seven. The first day, die Einschulung "school enrolment", is a big family event.

Phrase Breakdown

Geht Ihre Tochter

gayt EE-re TOKH-ter

Does your daughter go

The verb comes first in a yes/no question. 'Geht' has a long 'e': 'gayt'.

Example

Geht Ihre Tochter gern schwimmen?

Does your daughter like going swimming?

Words in this phrase

Geht

[gayt]

goes

form of gehen meaning goes or is happening

Example

Danach geht das Boarding los.

After that, boarding starts.

Ihre

[EE-re]

your (formal)

Belonging to or associated with the person or people being spoken to formally.

Example

Ihre Meinung zählt.

Your opinion matters.

Tochter

[TOKH-ter]

daughter

Means daughter, a female child.

Example

Meine Tochter spielt gern.

My daughter likes to play.

schon zur Schule?

shohn tsoor shu-le

to school already?

'Zur Schule gehen' means 'to attend school'. 'Schule' is pronounced 'SHOO-leh'.

Example

Gehst du schon zur Schule?

Do you go to school already?

Words in this phrase

schon

[shohn]

already

By this time; prior to a specified time.

Example

Er ist schon weg.

He is already gone.

zur

[tsoor]

to the

Contraction of zu der, part of the phrase Fahr zur Hölle!.

Example

Fahr zur Hölle, ich rede nicht mehr mit dir!

Go to hell, I'm not talking to you anymore!

Schule

[shu-le]

school

An institution where education is provided.

Example

In der Schule gibt es einen Lehrer.

There is a teacher in the school.

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