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How to Say ‘Would you have time next week?’ in German

Hättest du nächste Woche Zeit?

HET-test doo NEKH-steh VOKH-uh tsite

[HET-test doo NEKH-steh VOKH-uh tsite]

💬 Usage Tip: hättest du ... Zeit? is a common soft way to ask for availability. The same pattern works with formal Sie: Hätten Sie nächste Woche Zeit?

🇩🇪 In Germany: This phrasing sounds polite because it asks indirectly rather than bluntly. For a career contact, many people would prefer the Sie version unless you've already moved to du.

Phrase Breakdown

Hättest du

HET-test doo

Would you have

Subjunctive II form used politely to ask about availability.

Example

Hättest du einen Moment?

Would you have a moment?

Words in this phrase

Hättest

[HET-test]

would you have

Conditional form used for a polite question.

Example

Hättest du kurz Zeit für ein Follow-up?

Would you have a little time for a follow-up?

[doo]

you

Informal singular pronoun for one person.

Example

Kannst du mir deine Kontaktdaten schicken?

Can you send me your contact details?

Nächste Woche Zeit?

NEKH-steh VOKH-uh tsite

Time next week?

Asks whether the person is free next week.

Example

Hast du nächste Woche Zeit?

Do you have time next week?

Words in this phrase

[NEKH-steh]

Used for the following time period.

Example

Nächste Woche habe ich mehr Kapazität.

Next week I have more capacity.

Woche

[VOKH-uh]

week

A common word for scheduling appointments.

Example

Welche Woche passt dir besser?

Which week works better for you?

Zeit

[tsite]

time

Means free time or availability in this context.

Example

Für ein kurzes Treffen habe ich Zeit.

I have time for a short meeting.

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