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How to Say ‘Could you try it?’ in German

Könnten Sie es versuchen?

KERN-ten zee es FER-zoo-khen

[KERN-ten zee es FER-zoo-khen]

💬 Usage Tip: Könnten Sie "could you" is softer than Können Sie "can you". You can reuse it for any request: Könnten Sie hier halten? "Could you stop here?"

Phrase Breakdown

Könnten Sie es

KERN-ten zee es

Could you (do) it

'Könnten' is the polite subjunctive of 'können'. 'Sie' is the formal 'you'.

Example

Könnten Sie es wiederholen?

Could you repeat it?

Words in this phrase

Könnten

[KERN-ten]

could

"Könnten" means "could" and is used to make a polite request.

Example

Könnten wir auch einen Platz draußen bekommen?

Could we also get a seat outside?

Sie

[zee]

you (formal)

Formal second person pronoun.

Example

Können Sie mir zeigen?

Can you show me?

[es]

A neutral pronoun used to refer to a thing previously mentioned.

Example

Es ist ein schöner Tag.

It is a beautiful day.

versuchen?

FER-zoo-khen

try?

The infinitive goes at the end. Stress falls on 'SU': ver-SU-chen. The 'ch' is a throaty sound.

Example

Ich will es versuchen.

I want to try it.

Words in this phrase

versuchen

[FER-zoo-khen]

try

Make an attempt or effort to do something.

Example

Versuchen Sie es nochmal.

Try it again.

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