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How to Say ‘Are you married?’ in German

Bist du verheiratet?

bist doo fer-HY-rah-tet

[bist doo fer-HY-rah-tet]

🇩🇪 In Germany: Many Germans find marital status a private topic with people they've just met. Let them bring up a partner first.

Phrase Breakdown

Bist

[bist]

are

A form of 'sein' used with 'du'.

Example

In Dass du da bist bedeutet bist 'are'.

In Dass du da bist, bist means 'are'.

[doo]

you (singular/informal)

Used when speaking to one person informally.

Example

Wie fühlst du dich heute Abend?

How do you feel this evening?

verheiratet

[fer-HY-rah-tet]

married

Adjective describing someone who has a spouse.

Example

Meine Eltern sind verheiratet.

My parents are married.

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