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How to Say ‘But I have one condition.’ in German

Aber ich habe eine Bedingung.

AH-ber ikh HAH-buh EYE-nuh beh-DING-oong

[AH-ber ikh HAH-buh EYE-nuh beh-DING-oong]

Phrase Breakdown

Aber ich habe

AH-ber ikh HAH-buh

But I have

'Aber' means 'but' and sounds like AH-ber. It doesn't change the word order.

Example

Aber ich habe keine Zeit.

But I have no time.

Words in this phrase

Aber

[AH-ber]

but

Used to indicate the contrary.

Example

Er ist müde, aber er arbeitet.

He is tired, but he works.

ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

habe

[HAH-buh]

have

Habe is the first-person singular of haben and helps form the perfect tense.

Example

Ich habe heute viel Arbeit.

I have a lot of work today.

eine Bedingung.

EYE-nuh beh-DING-oong

a condition.

A feminine noun with the article 'eine'. Say it as be-DING-ung.

Example

Es gibt eine Bedingung.

There is one condition.

Words in this phrase

eine

[EYE-nuh]

The feminine accusative article before 'Frage.'

Example

Ich möchte Ihnen eine Frage zur Arbeitskultur stellen.

I would like to ask you a question about work culture.

Bedingung

[beh-DING-oong]

condition

Feminine noun: a requirement for an agreement.

Example

Unter einer Bedingung helfe ich dir.

I'll help you on one condition.

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