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How to Say ‘I studied computer science in Manchester.’ in German

Ich habe Informatik in Manchester studiert.

ikh HAH-buh in-for-MAH-tik in MEN-ches-ter shtoo-DEERT

[ikh HAH-buh in-for-MAH-tik in MEN-ches-ter shtoo-DEERT]

💬 Usage Tip: Extra details like the place slot in between habe and the final studiert. The word studiert stays at the end however much you add.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich habe Informatik

ikh HAH-buh in-for-MAH-tik

I have … computer science

The start of a perfect-tense sentence. The participle comes at the very end.

Example

Ich habe Informatik gelernt.

I learned computer science.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

habe

[HAH-buh]

have

A form of 'haben', used as an auxiliary verb to form the perfect tense.

Example

Ich habe mitgebracht, was ich versprochen habe.

I have brought what I promised.

Informatik

[in-for-MAH-tik]

computer science

Feminine noun (die); the academic field of computing.

Example

Mein Bruder studiert Informatik.

My brother studies computer science.

in Manchester studiert.

in MEN-ches-ter shtoo-DEERT

studied in Manchester

The place comes before the final participle. Say 'studiert' as shtu-DEERT.

Example

Er hat in Berlin studiert.

He studied in Berlin.

Words in this phrase

[in]

Expressing the situation of something that is or appears to be enclosed or surrounded by something else.

Example

Das Haus steht in Trümmern.

The house is in ruins.

Manchester

[MEN-ches-ter]

Manchester

A city in England.

Example

Manchester liegt in England.

Manchester is in England.

studiert

[shtoo-DEERT]

studied

Past participle of 'studieren', used for university study.

Example

Sie hat in München studiert.

She studied in Munich.

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