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How to Say ‘I draw a big star.’ in German

Ich zeichne einen großen Stern.

ikh TSYKH-neh EYE-nen GROH-sen shtern

[ikh TSYKH-neh EYE-nen GROH-sen shtern]

Phrase Breakdown

Ich zeichne

ikh TSYKH-neh

I draw

'ich' has a soft 'ch' sound, like a hiss. 'zeichne' starts with 'ts': 'TSYCH-neh'.

Example

Ich zeichne ein Haus.

I draw a house.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

zeichne

[TSYKH-neh]

draw

First-person form of 'zeichnen', to draw with a pencil or pen.

Example

Ich zeichne ein Haus.

I draw a house.

einen großen Stern.

EYE-nen GROH-sen shtern

a big star.

This is the accusative because the star is the object. Say 'GROH-sen' with a long 'o'. 'Stern' sounds like 'shtern'.

Example

Sie malt einen großen Stern.

She paints a big star.

Words in this phrase

einen

[EYE-nen]

a; one

The masculine accusative form of the indefinite article 'ein,' used before masculine nouns as objects.

Example

Ich möchte Einen Kaffee.

I would like a coffee.

großen

[GROH-sen]

large

Describes the size of the coffee as large.

Example

Einen großen Kaffee brauche ich heute.

I need a large coffee today.

Stern

[shtern]

star

A shape with points around a center, or a star in the sky; masculine noun.

Example

Der Stern leuchtet hell.

The star shines brightly.

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