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How to Say ‘Do you only have the backpack with you?’ in German

Haben Sie nur den Rucksack dabei?

HAH-ben zee noor DEHN ROOK-zak dah-BY

[HAH-ben zee noor DEHN ROOK-zak dah-BY]

💬 Usage Tip: dabei haben "to have with you" splits, with dabei going to the end: Ich habe meinen Pass dabei "I have my passport with me".

Phrase Breakdown

Haben Sie

HAH-ben zee

Do you have

A formal question that starts with the verb 'haben' (to have), followed by 'Sie'.

Example

Haben Sie Zeit?

Do you have time?

Words in this phrase

Haben

[HAH-ben]

do you have

Polite/plural form of haben used in a question.

Example

Haben Sie Kaffee?

Do you have coffee?

Sie

[zee]

you (formal)

Formal second person singular pronoun.

Example

Können Sie mir bitte folgen?

Can you please follow me?

nur den Rucksack dabei?

noor DEHN ROOK-zak dah-BY

only the backpack with you?

'dabei haben' means to have something with you. 'dabei' goes at the end and is stressed on 'BEI'.

Example

Ich habe nur den Rucksack dabei.

I only have the backpack with me.

Words in this phrase

nur

[noor]

only

No more than; exclusively.

Example

Nur du kannst das tun.

Only you can do that.

den

[DEHN]

The (accusative form)

Defines a specific object in the accusative case.

Example

Ich nehme den Cappuccino.

I'll take the cappuccino.

Rucksack

[ROOK-zak]

backpack

A bag carried on the back; masculine noun (der Rucksack).

Example

Mein Rucksack ist sehr schwer.

My backpack is very heavy.

dabei

[dah-BY]

with you; on you

Used when asking if a person has something in their possession.

Example

Hast du deinen Pass dabei?

Do you have your passport with you?

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