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How to Say ‘That's our target for this year.’ in German

Das ist unser Ziel für dieses Jahr.

dahs ist OON-zer tseel fyr dee-ses yah

[dahs ist OON-zer tseel fyr dee-ses yah]

Phrase Breakdown

Das ist unser Ziel

dahs ist OON-zer tseel

That is our goal

'unser' means our. 'das Ziel' means goal or target. 'Z' sounds like 'ts': 'tseel'.

Example

Das ist unser Haus.

That is our house.

Words in this phrase

Das

[dahs]

that / it

Used to refer to a situation or thing being discussed.

Example

Das ist nicht die richtige Straße.

That is not the right street.

ist

[ist]

Third-person singular of 'sein' meaning 'is'.

Example

Das ist gut für mich.

That is good for me.

unser

[OON-zer]

our

A possessive word showing that the room belongs to us or is assigned to us.

Example

Unser Zimmer ist direkt neben dem Aufzug.

Our room is right next to the elevator.

Ziel

[tseel]

goal, target

Something you aim to achieve.

Example

Unser Ziel ist hoch.

Our goal is high.

für dieses Jahr.

fyr dee-ses yah

for this year.

A time phrase. 'dieses' is the neuter form of 'this' and matches 'das Jahr'.

Example

Ich habe viele Pläne für dieses Jahr.

I have many plans for this year.

Words in this phrase

für

[fyr]

for

A preposition indicating purpose or destination.

Example

Das ist für dich.

This is for you.

dieses

[dee-ses]

this

Used to point to a specific item close to the speaker.

Example

Dieses Buch gefällt mir.

I like this book.

Jahr

[yah]

year

A period of 365 days.

Example

Ein Jahr hat vier Jahreszeiten.

A year has four seasons.

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