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How to Say ‘Give me your phone.’ in German

Gib mir dein Handy.

gip meer dine HEN-dee

[gip meer dine HEN-dee]

💬 Usage Tip: gib is the command form of geben "to give" for du; the e changes to i. Same with nehmen: Nimm! "Take it!".

Phrase Breakdown

Gib mir

gip meer

Give me

Informal imperative of 'geben'. 'mir' is dative.

Example

Gib mir das Buch.

Give me the book.

Words in this phrase

Gib

[gip]

give (command)

Informal imperative of 'geben'.

Example

Gib mir das Salz!

Give me the salt!

mir

[meer]

to me

Dative pronoun used to show that something matters or happens to the speaker.

Example

Mir ist eine offene Kommunikation besonders wichtig.

Open communication is especially important to me.

dein Handy.

dine HEN-dee

your phone.

'Handy' is the German word for a mobile phone. Pronounced 'HEN-dee'.

Example

Wo ist dein Handy?

Where is your phone?

Words in this phrase

dein

[dine]

your

Informal possessive for 'you' (du), used with friends and family.

Example

Ist das dein Handy?

Is that your phone?

Handy

[HEN-dee]

mobile phone

German word for a cell phone.

Example

Mein Handy ist leer.

My phone is dead.

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