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How to Say ‘I'll pick it up in the evening.’ in German

Ich hole es am Abend ab.

ikh HOH-leh es am AH-bent ap

[ikh HOH-leh es am AH-bent ap]

💬 Usage Tip: abholen splits, and the ab goes to the very end of the sentence. Anything in between, like es am Abend, sits inside the split.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich hole es

ikh HOH-leh es

I'll pick it

'hole' comes from the separable verb 'abholen' (to pick up). Use a long 'o' as in 'hole'.

Example

Ich hole es gleich.

I'll get it right away.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

hole

[HOH-leh]

(I) get / fetch

'ich' form of 'holen', to go and get something.

Example

Ich hole meine Jacke.

I'll get my jacket.

[es]

A neutral pronoun used to refer to a thing previously mentioned.

Example

Es ist ein schöner Tag.

It is a beautiful day.

am Abend ab.

am AH-bent ap

up in the evening

'am Abend' means 'in the evening'. The prefix 'ab' moves to the end of the sentence. The final 'd' in 'Abend' sounds like 't'.

Example

Wir essen am Abend.

We eat in the evening.

Words in this phrase

[am]

in the

Contraction of 'an dem', used with times of day.

Example

Am Morgen trinke ich Kaffee.

In the morning I drink coffee.

Abend

[AH-bent]

evening

A noun meaning the evening; common in polite greetings at events.

Example

Am Messestand wünsche ich allen einen schönen Abend.

At the trade fair booth I wish everyone a pleasant evening.

[ap]

(prefix of 'abholen')

Separable prefix; with 'holen' it forms 'abholen', to pick up.

Example

Wir holen dich ab.

We'll pick you up.

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