How to Say ‘Made me very happy / pleased me a lot’ in German
Sehr gefreut
zair guh-FROYT
[zair guh-FROYT]
💬 Usage Tip: sich freuen often shows up in the past as hat mich gefreut — literally more like "pleased me" than "made me happy." You can reuse it with people or events: Das hat mich gefreut or Es hat mich sehr gefreut.
Phrase Breakdown
Sehr
[zair]
very
An intensifier used to strengthen adjectives, adverbs, or participles.
Ich habe mich sehr über Ihre Nachricht gefreut.
I was very pleased about your message.
gefreut
[guh-FROYT]
pleased; glad
Past participle of 'freuen'; in this phrase it expresses that something made someone happy.
Über unser Gespräch habe ich mich sehr gefreut.
I was very pleased about our conversation.
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