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How to Say ‘I'll follow you right away.’ in German

Ich folge dir gleich.

ikh FOL-geh deer glykh

[ikh FOL-geh deer glykh]

💬 Usage Tip: German often uses the present tense for the near future, so ich folge covers "I'll follow". Time words like gleich make the future clear.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich folge

ikh FOL-geh

I follow

First person of 'folgen'. The 'o' is short.

Example

Ich folge vielen Leuten.

I follow a lot of people.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

folge

[FOL-geh]

follow (I follow)

From 'folgen', to follow; also used for following someone on social media. Takes the dative.

Example

Ich folge vielen Musikern online.

I follow many musicians online.

dir gleich.

deer glykh

you right away.

'gleich' means right away / in a moment. 'dir' is dative because of 'folgen'.

Example

Ich komme gleich.

I'm coming right away.

Words in this phrase

dir

[deer]

you (dative)

Dative form of 'du', needed after verbs like 'folgen'.

Example

Ich helfe dir gern.

I'm happy to help you.

gleich

[glykh]

in a moment, soon

With 'bis', means 'see you shortly'.

Example

Ich komme gleich zurück.

I'll be right back.

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