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How to Say ‘I'll show it to you.’ in German

Ich zeige es Ihnen.

ikh TSIGH-eh es EE-nen

[ikh TSIGH-eh es EE-nen]

💬 Usage Tip: es "it" comes before Ihnen "to you" here. Short words like es usually come first: Ich gebe es Ihnen "I'll give it to you".

Phrase Breakdown

Ich zeige

ikh TSIGH-eh

I show / I'll show

'Zeigen' means 'to show'. The 'z' sounds like 'ts': 'TSY-geh'. 'Ich' uses the soft 'ch' sound.

Example

Ich zeige dir die Stadt.

I'll show you the city.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

zeige

[TSIGH-eh]

show

To present something for others to notice.

Example

Ich zeige dir das Bild.

I will show you the picture.

es Ihnen.

es EE-nen

it to you (formal).

'Es' means 'it'. 'Ihnen' (EE-nen) is the formal 'to you', always capitalised. Shop staff use it with customers.

Example

Ich erkläre es Ihnen.

I'll explain it to you.

Words in this phrase

[es]

A neutral pronoun used to refer to a thing previously mentioned.

Example

Es ist ein schöner Tag.

It is a beautiful day.

Ihnen

[EE-nen]

you (formal, to you)

The formal dative form used when speaking politely to one person or more than one person.

Example

Ich zeige Ihnen ein anderes Zimmer.

I will show you another room.

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