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How to Say ‘We'll easily make it’ in German

Das schaffen wir locker

dahs SHAH-fen veer LOH-ker

[dahs SHAH-fen veer LOH-ker]

💬 Usage Tip: schaffen here means to manage or make it in time, not "create". locker literally means "loose" and casually means "easily, no sweat".

Phrase Breakdown

Das schaffen wir

dahs SHAH-fen veer

We'll manage that

'schaffen' = to manage or make it. The object 'das' comes first for emphasis, so the verb comes before 'wir'.

Example

Das schaffen wir heute.

We'll get that done today.

Words in this phrase

Das

[dahs]

that / it

Can refer to a thing, item, or dish in front of you.

Example

Was ist das? Das Wort das can mean that or it.

What is that? The word das can mean that or it.

schaffen

[SHAH-fen]

manage / make it

To succeed in doing something, e.g. arriving in time.

Example

Wir schaffen das pünktlich.

We'll make it on time.

wir

[veer]

Pronoun for a group including the speaker.

Example

Wir arbeiten gern zusammen.

We like working together.

locker

[LOH-ker]

easily

Colloquial: without any trouble; literally 'loose'.

Example

Das geht locker.

That's easily doable.

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