How to Say ‘Do something about it?’ in German
Etwas dagegen tun?
ET-vahs DAH-gay-gen toon
[ET-vahs DAH-gay-gen toon]
💬 Usage Tip: Dagegen means against it/about it in this context. A neat little German shortcut word.
🇩🇪 In Germany: This is direct but still polite when combined with Können Sie bitte...?
Phrase Breakdown
Etwas
[ET-vahs]
something
An unspecified thing or action.
Können Sie etwas wegen des Lärms machen?
Can you do something about the noise?
dagegen
[DAH-gay-gen]
against it / about it
Refers to taking action against a problem.
Man muss etwas dagegen unternehmen.
Something must be done about it.
tun
[toon]
do
Basic verb meaning to do or take action.
Was können Sie jetzt tun?
What can you do now?
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