How to Say ‘The one next to the big stage, on the left.’ in German
Den neben der großen Bühne, links.
dayn NAY-ben dair GROH-sen BUE-neh links
[dayn NAY-ben dair GROH-sen BUE-neh links]
💬 Usage Tip: Den on its own works as "the one", standing in for den Brunnen that was just mentioned. With a feminine noun you'd say die, as in die neben dem Café "the one next to the café".
Phrase Breakdown
Den neben
dayn NAY-ben
The one next to
'Den' stands for 'den Brunnen' (accusative), meaning 'the one'. Say both words smoothly together.
Den neben dem Fenster.
The one next to the window.
Words in this phrase
Den
[dayn]
that one / it (masculine, accusative)
Demonstrative pronoun pointing to a masculine thing, used as the object.
Der Kuchen ist toll, den esse ich gern.
The cake is great, I like eating that one.
neben
[NAY-ben]
next to
Preposition meaning beside.
Ich sitze neben dem Fenster.
I'm sitting next to the window.
der großen Bühne, links.
dair GROH-sen BUE-neh links
the big stage, on the left.
Dative after 'neben'. Pause briefly at the comma, then add 'links' (on the left).
Die Tür ist links.
The door is on the left.
Words in this phrase
der
[dair]
the
Feminine article in the dative case, used after 'in' for location.
Das steht in der Zeitung.
That's in the newspaper.
großen
[GROH-sen]
large
Form of 'groß' (big) after 'einen' for a masculine object.
Ich nehme einen großen Kaffee.
I'll take a large coffee.
Bühne
[BUE-neh]
stage
Raised platform where performers appear.
Die Band steht auf der Bühne.
The band is on the stage.
links
[links]
left
Adverb for direction: on or to the left side.
Gehen Sie hier links.
Go left here.
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