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How to Say ‘Thanks for coming along.’ in German

Danke, dass du mitgekommen bist.

DAHN-keh dahs doo MIT-geh-kom-men bist

[DAHN-keh dahs doo MIT-geh-kom-men bist]

💬 Usage Tip: After dass "that", the verb jumps to the very end: dass du mitgekommen bist, not dass du bist mitgekommen.

Phrase Breakdown

Danke,

DAHN-keh

Thank you,

A common way to say thanks. Stress the first syllable: DAN-ke. The final 'e' is a soft 'uh' sound.

Example

Danke, das ist nett.

Thank you, that's nice.

Words in this phrase

Danke

[DAHN-keh]

thanks / thank you

A polite word used to express gratitude.

Example

Danke, Anna, für Ihre Nummer.

Thank you, Anna, for your number.

dass du mitgekommen bist.

dahs doo MIT-geh-kom-men bist

that you came along.

'dass' introduces a clause, so the verb 'bist' moves to the end. 'mitgekommen' is the past participle of 'mitkommen' (to come along). Stress 'MIT': MIT-ge-kom-men.

Example

Schön, dass du mitgekommen bist.

Nice that you came along.

Words in this phrase

dass

[dahs]

that

Used to introduce a clause expressing a statement or thought.

Example

Ich hoffe, dass du kommst.

I hope that you come.

[doo]

you (singular/informal)

Used when speaking to one person informally.

Example

Wie fühlst du dich heute Abend?

How do you feel this evening?

mitgekommen

[MIT-geh-kom-men]

come along

Past participle of 'mitkommen', to come along with someone.

Example

Sie ist nicht mitgekommen.

She didn't come along.

bist

[bist]

are

The second person singular form of 'to be'.

Example

Du bist pünktlich.

You are punctual.

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