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How to Say ‘Now one can talk.’ in German

Jetzt kann man reden.

yetst kahn mahn RAY-den

[yetst kahn mahn RAY-den]

Phrase Breakdown

Jetzt kann man

yetst kahn mahn

Now one can

'Jetzt' (now) starts the sentence, so the verb 'kann' comes next. 'J' sounds like 'y', and 'tzt' sounds like 'tst'.

Example

Jetzt kann man schwimmen.

Now you can swim.

Words in this phrase

Jetzt

[yetst]

now

Refers to the present time or current situation.

Example

Jetzt wohne ich in dieser Straße.

Now I live on this street.

kann

[kahn]

can

A modal verb expressing ability or possibility.

Example

Beim Gespräch Kann man viel über die Firma lernen.

In the conversation, one can learn a lot about the company.

man

[mahn]

one / you / people

An impersonal pronoun used for general statements about what people do.

Example

Man merkt schnell, ob die Kultur offen ist.

You quickly notice whether the culture is open.

reden.

RAY-den

talk

The infinitive goes to the end after the modal verb 'kann'. Long 'e': 'RAY-den'.

Example

Wir müssen reden.

We need to talk.

Words in this phrase

reden

[RAY-den]

to talk

Verb meaning to speak or have a conversation.

Example

Wir müssen reden.

We need to talk.

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