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How to Say ‘And what do I get for it?’ in German

Und was bekomme ich dafür?

oont vahs beh-KOM-meh ikh dah-FUER

[oont vahs beh-KOM-meh ikh dah-FUER]

💬 Usage Tip: When "it" refers to a thing, German joins da onto the little word that would go before it, so für es becomes dafür. The same happens with damit "with it" and danach "after it".

Phrase Breakdown

Und was bekomme ich

oont vahs beh-KOM-meh ikh

And what do I get

'Und' at the start adds emphasis, as in 'and what's in it for me?'.

Example

Und was bekomme ich jetzt?

And what do I get now?

Words in this phrase

Und

[oont]

and

A conjunction used to connect sentences or elements in a sentence.

Example

Und ich freue mich.

And I am happy.

was

[vahs]

what

Question word used to ask for information about something.

Example

Was machen Sie beruflich?

What do you do professionally?

bekomme

[beh-KOM-meh]

get / receive

First person singular of 'bekommen' (to get, receive).

Example

Ich bekomme ein Geschenk.

I get a present.

ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

dafür?

dah-FUER

in return?

Stress the second syllable: da-FÜR.

Example

Was gibst du mir dafür?

What will you give me for it?

Words in this phrase

dafür

[dah-FUER]

in return / on the other hand

Introduces a compensating advantage.

Example

Es ist teuer, dafür sehr gut.

It's expensive, but very good in return.

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