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How to Say ‘Have her back’ in German

Sie zurückhaben

zee tsoo-RUEK-hah-ben

[zee tsoo-RUEK-hah-ben]

💬 Usage Tip: Here sie means "her" because Katze counts as feminine in German. For a tomcat, Kater, you'd say ihn "him".

Phrase Breakdown

Sie

[zee]

her (it)

Accusative pronoun for a feminine noun, here referring to the cat (die Katze), so it is translated as 'her' or 'it'.

Example

Wo ist die Katze? Ich sehe sie nicht.

Where is the cat? I don't see her.

zurückhaben

[tsoo-RUEK-hah-ben]

to have back, to get back

Separable verb meaning to have something returned to you; often used with 'wollen' (to want something back).

Example

Wir wollen unsere Katze zurückhaben.

We want to have our cat back.

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