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How to Say ‘I'm following you now!’ in German

Ich folge dir jetzt!

ikh FOL-geh deer yetst

[ikh FOL-geh deer yetst]

💬 Usage Tip: folgen takes dir, not dich, so it's "follow to you" in German. Same with helfen: Ich helfe dir "I'm helping you".

Phrase Breakdown

Ich folge

ikh FOL-geh

I follow

From 'folgen' (to follow). Say 'ish FOL-ge'.

Example

Ich folge dem Weg.

I follow the path.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

folge

[FOL-geh]

follow (I follow)

From 'folgen', to follow; also used for following someone on social media. Takes the dative.

Example

Ich folge vielen Musikern online.

I follow many musicians online.

dir jetzt!

deer yetst

you now!

'folgen' takes the dative, so you say 'dir', not 'dich'. 'jetzt' sounds like 'yetst'.

Example

Ich glaube dir jetzt.

I believe you now.

Words in this phrase

dir

[deer]

you (dative, informal)

Dative form of 'du', used after prepositions like 'von' and 'mit'.

Example

Ich komme mit dir.

I'm coming with you.

jetzt

[yetst]

now

At the present time.

Example

Ich gehe jetzt.

I'm going now.

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