How to Say ‘I studied.’ in German
Ich habe studiert.
ikh HAH-buh shtoo-DEERT
[ikh HAH-buh shtoo-DEERT]
💬 Usage Tip: German often uses the Perfekt here: "Ich habe studiert" = "I studied / I have studied." In interviews, it sounds natural when talking about your background.
🇩🇪 In Germany: In German job interviews, people usually say exactly what they studied rather than leaving it vague, so this sentence often leads into the next detail.
Phrase Breakdown
Ich
[ikh]
I
First-person singular pronoun meaning I.
Ich komme aus Berlin.
I come from Berlin.
habe
[HAH-buh]
have
Habe is the first-person singular of haben and helps form the perfect tense.
Ich habe heute viel Arbeit.
I have a lot of work today.
studiert
[shtoo-DEERT]
studied
Past participle of studieren, used with habe to mean studied.
Ich habe in München studiert.
I studied in Munich.
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