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How to Say ‘Yes, just the backpack.’ in German

Ja, nur den Rucksack.

yah noor DEHN ROOK-zak

[yah noor DEHN ROOK-zak]

Phrase Breakdown

Ja, nur

yah noor

Yes, only

'Ja' sounds like 'yah'. 'Nur' has a long 'u' as in 'moon', with a soft German 'r' at the end.

Example

Ja, nur einen Kaffee.

Yes, only one coffee.

Words in this phrase

[yah]

yes

Ja is the basic word for yes, used to agree or answer positively.

Example

Ja, ich nehme noch einen Kaffee.

Yes, I'll have another coffee.

nur

[noor]

only

No more than; exclusively.

Example

Nur du kannst das tun.

Only you can do that.

den Rucksack.

DEHN ROOK-zak

the backpack

'Den' is the accusative masculine article. In 'Rucksack', say 'ROOK-zack', with the stress on the first syllable.

Example

Ich nehme den Rucksack.

I'm taking the backpack.

Words in this phrase

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.

Example

Ich nehme nur den Rucksack mit.

I'm only taking the backpack.

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