How to Say ‘Drunk something?’ in German
Etwas getrunken?
ET-vas guh-TROON-ken
[ET-vas guh-TROON-ken]
💬 Usage Tip: Getrunken is the past participle of trinken (to drink). Short forms like this are common in speech when the rest is understood.
🇩🇪 In Germany: Offering drinks is basic German hospitality. Expect questions like Kaffee? Tee? Wasser?
Phrase Breakdown
Etwas
[ET-vas]
something
Refers to an unspecified thing; often used in questions about food or drink.
Möchtest du etwas trinken?
Would you like something to drink?
getrunken
[guh-TROON-ken]
drunk / had to drink
Past participle of "trinken" (to drink), used with "haben".
Hast du genug getrunken?
Have you drunk enough?
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