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How to Say ‘I have a brother’ in German

Ich habe einen Bruder

ikh HAH-buh EYE-nen BROO-der

[ikh HAH-buh EYE-nen BROO-der]

💬 Usage Tip: After ich habe, ein becomes einen for a masculine word like Bruder. Feminine words don't change: eine Schwester.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich habe

ikh HAH-buh

I have

A basic verb phrase. Say 'ikh HAH-be'.

Example

Ich habe Hunger.

I am hungry.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

habe

[HAH-buh]

have

from 'haben'; used to say that one has pain or symptoms

Example

Mit habe in Ich habe noch Schmerzen. beschreibt der Patient sein Symptom.

With habe in Ich habe noch Schmerzen., the patient describes their symptom.

einen Bruder

EYE-nen BROO-der

a brother

'Einen' is the accusative form after 'habe'. 'Bruder' has a long 'u'.

Example

Sie hat einen Bruder.

She has a brother.

Words in this phrase

einen

[EYE-nen]

Accusative masculine form of the indefinite article ein.

Example

Ich habe einen Koffer und eine Tasche.

I have a suitcase and a bag.

Bruder

[BROO-der]

brother

Noun meaning brother.

Example

Mein Bruder wohnt in Köln.

My brother lives in Cologne.

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