How to Say ‘Do you understand?’ in German
Verstehst du?
fer-shtayst doo
[fer-shtayst doo]
💬 Usage Tip: With du, the verb changes to verstehst. Compare Verstehen Sie? with polite Sie.
🇩🇪 In Germany: du is informal, so don't use this with strangers unless the situation is clearly casual and du is normal there.
Phrase Breakdown
Verstehst
[fer-shtayst]
Do you understand?
Question asking if someone comprehends.
Verstehst du was ich meine?
Do you understand what I mean?
du
[doo]
you
Informal second person singular pronoun.
Hast du gesehen?
Did you see?
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