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How to Say ‘To remind someone of something’ in German

Jemanden an etwas erinnern

YAY-man-den ahn Et-vahs er-IN-ern

[YAY-man-den ahn Et-vahs er-IN-ern]

💬 Usage Tip: erinnern needs an before the thing you're reminding someone of: Erinner mich an das Ticket "Remind me about the ticket."

Phrase Breakdown

Jemanden

[YAY-man-den]

someone

Accusative form of 'jemand'.

Example

Kennst du jemanden hier?

Do you know anyone here?

an etwas erinnern

ahn Et-vahs er-IN-ern

to remind of something

'Erinnern an' + accusative means 'remind of'. Stress the second syllable: er-IN-nern.

Example

Erinnere mich an den Termin!

Remind me of the appointment!

Words in this phrase

[ahn]

about

Used to express relation or connection.

Example

Er redet an mich vorbei.

He talks past me.

etwas

[Et-vahs]

something

An unspecified or unknown thing.

Example

Er sagte, dass er etwas Wichtiges zu berichten hatte.

He said he had something important to report.

erinnern

[er-IN-ern]

to remind

With 'an': make someone remember something.

Example

Erinnere mich an den Termin.

Remind me of the appointment.

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