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How to Say ‘What was your task?’ in German

Was war Ihre Aufgabe?

vahs vah EE-reh OWF-gah-beh

[vahs vah EE-reh OWF-gah-beh]

Phrase Breakdown

Was war

vahs vah

What was

'war' is the simple past of 'sein'. Both words start with a 'v' sound.

Example

Was war das?

What was that?

Words in this phrase

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?

EE-reh OWF-gah-beh

your task (formal)

'Ihre' is the formal 'your'. 'Aufgabe' means task or responsibility. Stress 'AUF'.

Example

Das ist meine Aufgabe.

That is my task.

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.

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