How to Say ‘She was attentive.’ in German
Sie war aufmerksam.
zee vahr OWF-merk-zahm
[zee vahr OWF-merk-zahm]
💬 Usage Tip: Nice complete sentence. You can swap in many adjectives: Sie war fröhlich, müde, ruhig.
🇩🇪 In Germany: This kind of feedback is common in Germany and often sounds a bit more formal than in casual English.
Phrase Breakdown
Sie
[zee]
she
Personal pronoun for a female person.
Sie war heute pünktlich.
She was on time today.
war
[vahr]
was
Past tense of "sein," used for describing a past condition.
Das Kind war müde.
The child was tired.
aufmerksam
[OWF-merk-zahm]
attentive
Describes someone who listens carefully or notices things well.
Im Unterricht war sie aufmerksam.
In class she was attentive.
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