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How to Say ‘Back to my friends’ in German

Zu meinen Freundinnen zurück

tsoo MY-nen FROYN-di-nen tsoo-RUK

[tsoo MY-nen FROYN-di-nen tsoo-RUK]

💬 Usage Tip: Freundinnen means female friends. The -innen ending marks a group of women, and meine becomes meinen after zu.

Phrase Breakdown

Zu meinen Freundinnen

tsoo MY-nen FROYN-di-nen

To my (female) friends

'zu' takes the dative case: 'meinen Freundinnen'. 'Freundinnen' is the plural of 'Freundin'.

Example

Ich gehe zu meinen Freundinnen.

I'm going to my friends.

Words in this phrase

[tsoo]

Used to indicate direction or purpose.

Example

Ich habe es zu tun.

I have to do it.

meinen

[MY-nen]

Accusative masculine form of mein, used before a masculine noun.

Example

In Meinen Arzttermin steht Meinen vor dem Nomen.

In Meinen Arzttermin, Meinen stands before the noun.

Freundinnen

[FROYN-di-nen]

(female) friends

Plural of 'Freundin'.

Example

Ich treffe meine Freundinnen.

I'm meeting my friends.

zurück

[tsoo-RUK]

back

To return to a previous place or condition.

Example

Er kommt morgen zurück.

He is coming back tomorrow.

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