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How to Say ‘In the evenings you're stuck there forever.’ in German

Abends steht man da ewig.

AH-bents shtayt mahn dah AY-vikh

[AH-bents shtayt mahn dah AY-vikh]

💬 Usage Tip: man is the general "you" or "one", and stehen "stand" is everyday German for being stuck in traffic. Wir stehen im Stau means "we're stuck in a jam".

Phrase Breakdown

Abends steht man

AH-bents shtayt mahn

In the evenings you're stuck

'abends' = in the evenings. 'man' = one / you in general. 'stehen' here means standing still in traffic. Say 'shteht'.

Example

Abends steht man oft im Stau.

In the evenings you're often stuck in traffic.

Words in this phrase

Abends

[AH-bents]

in the evenings

Adverb meaning every evening or in the evening.

Example

Abends lese ich gern.

In the evenings I like to read.

steht

[shtayt]

stands / is stuck

From 'stehen'; in traffic it means being stuck, not moving.

Example

Wir stehen im Stau.

We're stuck in traffic.

man

[mahn]

one / you / people

An impersonal pronoun used for general statements about what people do.

Example

Man merkt schnell, ob die Kultur offen ist.

You quickly notice whether the culture is open.

da ewig.

dah AY-vikh

there forever

'ewig' (forever) is a colloquial exaggeration. Say 'AY-vich', with a soft 'ch' at the end.

Example

Ich warte schon ewig.

I've been waiting forever.

Words in this phrase

[dah]

there

A common adverb meaning “there” or “over there,” often pointing to a place.

Example

Da ist es viel ruhiger an der Ecke.

It is much quieter over there in the corner.

ewig

[AY-vikh]

forever / ages

Colloquially: for a very long time.

Example

Ich warte schon ewig.

I've been waiting forever.

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