How to Say ‘A cat can't just decide like that.’ in German
Eine Katze kann nicht einfach so entscheiden.
eye-nuh kaht-suh kahn niht eyen-fahkh zoh ent-shy-den
[eye-nuh kaht-suh kahn niht eyen-fahkh zoh ent-shy-den]
🇩🇪 In Germany: Reflects the German value of careful consideration before decisions.
Phrase Breakdown
Eine
[eye-nuh]
A
Indefinite article before singular noun.
Eine Entscheidung ist wichtig.
A decision is important.
Katze
[kaht-suh]
cat
A common domestic animal.
Die Katze schläft auf dem Sofa.
The cat sleeps on the sofa.
kann
[kahn]
can
To be able to do something.
Er kann gut Deutsch.
He can speak German well.
nicht
[niht]
not
Used for negation.
Ich verstehe nicht.
I do not understand.
einfach
[eyen-fahkh]
simple, easy
Without difficulty or complications.
Die Lösung war einfach.
The solution was simple.
so
[zoh]
so, in this way
Without particular reason or purpose.
Warum hast du das getan? So einfach so.
Why did you do that? Just because.
entscheiden
[ent-shy-den]
decide
To make a decision.
Er wird sich bald entscheiden.
He will decide soon.
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