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How to Say ‘And what was your task on the team?’ in German

Und was war Ihre Aufgabe im Team?

oont vahs vah EE-reh OWF-gah-beh im teem

[oont vahs vah EE-reh OWF-gah-beh im teem]

🇩🇪 In Germany: Interviewers ask this to separate your own work from the team's. Answer with ich and specifics; saying only wir can make your role sound vague.

Phrase Breakdown

Und was war

oont vahs vah

And what was

Opens a question about the past. 'war' is the past tense of 'sein'. The 'w' sounds like an English 'v'.

Example

Und was war das Problem?

And what was the problem?

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 about things or information.

Example

Was ist denn drin, in dem kleinen Paket?

What is in it, in the small package?

war

[vah]

was

Past tense of 'is', used to describe something that happened or existed in the past.

Example

Er war ein großer Krieger.

He was a great warrior.

Ihre Aufgabe im Team?

EE-reh OWF-gah-beh im teem

your task in the team?

'Ihre' is the formal 'your'. Stress the first syllable: AUF-ga-be. 'im' is short for 'in dem'.

Example

Das ist Ihre Aufgabe im Team.

That is your task in the team.

Words in this phrase

Ihre

[EE-reh]

your

Formal your, used when speaking politely to one person or more than one person.

Example

Ich danke Ihnen, denn Ihre Hilfe war sehr freundlich.

I thank you, because your help was very kind.

Aufgabe

[OWF-gah-beh]

task, role

A job or responsibility someone has; feminine noun.

Example

Meine Aufgabe war das Testen.

My task was testing.

[im]

in the

A contraction of in dem, commonly used before masculine or neuter nouns in the dative case.

Example

Im Gespräch mit Mitarbeitenden erfährt man viel über die Firma.

In conversation with employees, you learn a lot about the company.

Team

[teem]

team

A group of people working together toward a shared goal.

Example

Ein gutes Team kommuniziert offen.

A good team communicates openly.

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