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How to Say ‘That also made me very happy’ in German

Das hat mich auch sehr gefreut

dahs haht mikh owkh zair guh-FROYT

[dahs haht mikh owkh zair guh-FROYT]

💬 Usage Tip: German often says Das hat mich sehr gefreut where English might say "I was very pleased" or "It was great." The thing that pleased you becomes das, and you become mich.

Phrase Breakdown

Das hat mich auch

dahs haht mikh owkh

That also

Starts a response, referring back to what the other person said or did.

Example

Das hat mich auch überrascht.

That surprised me too.

Words in this phrase

Das

[dahs]

that; it

Points back to what was mentioned before, such as meeting or talking.

Example

Das war für mich besonders hilfreich.

That was especially helpful for me.

hat

[haht]

has

Used here as part of a structure describing the emotional effect of something.

Example

Das hat einen guten Eindruck gemacht.

That made a good impression.

mich

[mikh]

Shows that the speaker is the one affected emotionally.

Example

Das hat mich wirklich motiviert.

That really motivated me.

auch

[owkh]

also; too

Indicates that the speaker felt the same way as the other person.

Example

Das hat mich auch überrascht.

That also surprised me.

Sehr gefreut

zair guh-FROYT

Very pleased / made me very happy

Part of the perfect tense with 'freuen'; often means being pleased about something.

Example

Ich habe mich sehr gefreut.

I was very pleased.

Words in this phrase

sehr

[zair]

very

Strengthens the feeling expressed in the sentence.

Example

Ich fand Ihren Vortrag sehr spannend.

I found your presentation very exciting.

gefreut

[guh-FROYT]

pleased; glad

Expresses that something caused pleasure or happiness.

Example

Über Ihre Rückmeldung habe ich mich gefreut.

I was pleased about your reply.

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