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How to Say ‘Now I'm a team leader.’ in German

Jetzt bin ich Teamleiter.

YETST bin ikh TEEM-lye-ter

[YETST bin ikh TEEM-lye-ter]

💬 Usage Tip: When a sentence starts with Jetzt, the verb bin comes second and ich moves after it. Also note there's no "a" before jobs: ich bin Entwickler "I'm a developer".

Phrase Breakdown

Jetzt bin ich

YETST bin ikh

Now I am

When a sentence starts with 'Jetzt', the verb comes second and the subject follows it. 'Jetzt' sounds like 'yetst'.

Example

Jetzt bin ich zu Hause.

Now I'm at home.

Words in this phrase

Jetzt

[YETST]

now

Refers to the present time or a change starting at this moment.

Example

Ich esse jetzt mehr Gemüse.

I am eating more vegetables now.

bin

[bin]

First-person singular form of 'sein' meaning 'to be.'

Example

Beim Kennenlernen sage ich: Ich bin neu hier.

When meeting people I say: I am new here.

ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

Teamleiter.

TEEM-lye-ter

team leader

English 'Team' combined with German 'Leiter' (leader). 'Leiter' sounds like 'LIE-ter'. Job titles take no article here.

Example

Er ist Teamleiter.

He is a team leader.

Words in this phrase

Teamleiter

[TEEM-lye-ter]

team leader

Masculine noun; person who leads a team.

Example

Unser Teamleiter ist sehr freundlich.

Our team leader is very friendly.

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