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How to Say ‘You're right.’ in German

Da haben Sie recht.

dah hah-ben zee rekht

[dah hah-ben zee rekht]

💬 Usage Tip: German says "you have right", recht haben, not "you are right". So it's ich habe recht "I'm right", never ich bin recht.

Phrase Breakdown

Da haben

dah hah-ben

There (you) have

'Da' here means 'on that point'. Starting with 'da' moves the verb to second position.

Example

Da haben wir Glück.

We're lucky there.

Words in this phrase

[dah]

there; in that

Refers to the point just made.

Example

Da bin ich anderer Meinung.

There I disagree.

haben

[hah-ben]

have

To possess or hold something.

Example

Ich habe ein Buch.

I have a book.

Sie recht.

zee rekht

you are right

'Recht haben' means 'to be right'. 'Sie' is formal. The 'ch' is soft, like a hiss.

Example

Du hast recht.

You're right.

Words in this phrase

Sie

[zee]

you (formal)

Formal second person pronoun.

Example

Können Sie mir zeigen?

Can you show me?

recht

[rekht]

right

Correct or extensive agreement with a point.

Example

Du gibst mir recht in der Diskussion.

You agree with me in the discussion.

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