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How to Say ‘I'm wearing a red jacket.’ in German

Ich trage eine rote Jacke.

ikh TRAH-guh EYE-nuh ROH-teh YAH-keh

[ikh TRAH-guh EYE-nuh ROH-teh YAH-keh]

Phrase Breakdown

Ich trage

ikh TRAH-guh

I am wearing

'tragen' means 'to wear' or 'to carry'. 'ich' has a soft 'ch'; the 'r' is said in the throat.

Example

Ich trage heute Jeans.

I'm wearing jeans today.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

trage

[TRAH-guh]

wear

First-person singular of 'tragen', here meaning to wear clothes.

Example

Ich trage heute einen Hut.

I'm wearing a hat today.

eine rote Jacke.

EYE-nuh ROH-teh YAH-keh

a red jacket.

Accusative feminine, which looks the same as the nominative: 'eine rote'. Say 'Jacke' as 'YAK-ke'.

Example

Er sucht eine rote Jacke.

He is looking for a red jacket.

Words in this phrase

eine

[EYE-nuh]

The feminine accusative article before 'Frage.'

Example

Ich möchte Ihnen eine Frage zur Arbeitskultur stellen.

I would like to ask you a question about work culture.

rote

[ROH-teh]

red

Adjective 'rot' with feminine ending -e.

Example

Die rote Ampel bedeutet stopp.

The red light means stop.

Jacke

[YAH-keh]

jacket

A feminine noun for a short coat.

Example

Die Jacke ist warm.

The jacket is warm.

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