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How to Say ‘Yes, I bought it last week.’ in German

Ja, ich habe sie letzte Woche gekauft.

yah ikh HAH-beh zee LETS-teh VOKH-uh geh-KOWFT

[yah ikh HAH-beh zee LETS-teh VOKH-uh geh-KOWFT]

Phrase Breakdown

Ja, ich habe sie

yah ikh HAH-beh zee

Yes, I have it

'Ja' followed by the perfect tense.

Example

Ja, ich habe sie hier.

Yes, I have it here.

Words in this phrase

[yah]

yes

Basic word for agreeing.

Example

Ja, gerne!

Yes, gladly!

ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

habe

[HAH-beh]

have

Form of 'haben' used with 'ich'.

Example

Ich habe einen Plan.

I have a plan.

sie

[zee]

it / her

Accusative pronoun for a feminine noun, translated as 'it' for objects.

Example

Die Lampe ist schön, ich kaufe sie.

The lamp is nice, I'll buy it.

letzte Woche gekauft.

LETS-teh VOKH-uh geh-KOWFT

bought last week.

'letzte Woche' means last week. The participle goes at the end.

Example

Ich war letzte Woche krank.

I was sick last week.

Words in this phrase

letzte

[LETS-teh]

last

Adjective meaning the most recent one before now.

Example

Letzte Woche war ich krank.

Last week I was sick.

Woche

[VOKH-uh]

week

A period of seven days; often used when arranging meetings.

Example

Diese Woche ist voll, aber nächste Woche passt besser.

This week is full, but next week works better.

gekauft

[geh-KOWFT]

bought

Past participle of 'kaufen' (to buy), used with 'haben'.

Example

Wir haben Brot gekauft.

We bought bread.

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