How to Say ‘About your CV.’ in German
Von Ihrem Lebenslauf
fon EE-rem LAY-bens-lowf
[fon EE-rem LAY-bens-lowf]
💬 Usage Tip: "von" takes the dative case, so "Ihr" becomes "Ihrem": "von Ihrem Lebenslauf." Case alert!
🇩🇪 In Germany: "Lebenslauf" is the standard German word for CV/résumé and is very common in job contexts.
Phrase Breakdown
Von
[fon]
about; from
Von often means from, but here with erzählen it means about.
Wir sprechen von Ihrem Projekt.
We are talking about your project.
Ihrem
[EE-rem]
your
Ihrem is a dative form of Ihr, the formal your.
Ich habe von Ihrem Termin gehört.
I heard about your appointment.
Lebenslauf
[LAY-bens-lowf]
résumé; CV
Lebenslauf is the document or story of your education and work history.
Mein Lebenslauf ist schon fertig.
My CV is already finished.
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