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How to Say ‘I think your jacket is really nice.’ in German

Ich finde deine Jacke echt schön.

ikh FIN-deh DY-neh YAH-keh ekht shern

[ikh FIN-deh DY-neh YAH-keh ekht shern]

💬 Usage Tip: Ich finde ... schön is the go-to frame for giving an opinion: swap in anything, as in Ich finde deine Schuhe toll "I think your shoes are great".

🇩🇪 In Germany: Complimenting a piece of clothing is a safe, low-pressure opener in Germany. Comments on someone's looks or body from a stranger land as too forward.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich finde deine Jacke

ikh FIN-deh DY-neh YAH-keh

I find your jacket

'Ich finde' + object is how you give an opinion. 'Jacke' is feminine, so it takes 'deine'.

Example

Ich finde deine Schuhe toll.

I think your shoes are great.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

finde

[FIN-deh]

find; think

'finden' as an opinion: to consider.

Example

Ich finde das gut.

I think that's good.

deine

[DY-neh]

your

Informal 'your' for feminine nouns.

Example

Wo ist deine Kamera?

Where is your camera?

Jacke

[YAH-keh]

jacket

A feminine noun for a short coat.

Example

Die Jacke ist warm.

The jacket is warm.

echt schön.

ekht shern

really nice.

'echt' is a colloquial word for 'really'. The 'ö' in 'schön' is said with rounded lips.

Example

Das Wetter ist echt schön.

The weather is really nice.

Words in this phrase

echt

[ekht]

really

Expresses surprise in questions.

Example

Echt? Das wusste ich nicht.

Really? I didn't know that.

schön

[shern]

nice

Used to express that meeting someone is pleasant.

Example

„Schön, Sie hier zu treffen“ klingt höflich und professionell.

“Nice to meet you here” sounds polite and professional.

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