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How to Say ‘What happens next?’ in German

Wie geht es jetzt weiter?

vee gayt es yetst VY-ter

[vee gayt es yetst VY-ter]

💬 Usage Tip: Literally "how does it go further now?". weiter "further, onward" is the key word, as in Wie geht es weiter mit meinem Antrag? "What happens next with my application?".

🇩🇪 In Germany: Asking this at the end is normal and expected. Officials often won't volunteer next steps unless you ask.

Phrase Breakdown

Wie geht es

vee gayt es

How does it go

The start of the question. 'Wie' sounds like English 'vee'.

Example

Wie geht es Ihnen?

How are you?

Words in this phrase

Wie

[vee]

how

Question word asking about manner or state.

Example

Wie geht es dir?

How are you?

geht

[gayt]

goes

Form of 'gehen'; describes how someone is feeling.

Example

Ihm geht es besser.

He is feeling better.

[es]

A neutral pronoun used to refer to a thing previously mentioned.

Example

Es ist ein schöner Tag.

It is a beautiful day.

jetzt weiter?

yetst VY-ter

on from here now?

'jetzt' means now, and 'weiter' means further or onward. Together the question means 'What happens next?'

Example

Wir machen jetzt weiter.

We are continuing now.

Words in this phrase

jetzt

[yetst]

now

At the present time.

Example

Ich gehe jetzt.

I'm going now.

weiter

[VY-ter]

on, continue

With a verb, it means to keep doing something.

Example

Lies bitte weiter.

Please keep reading.

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