How to Say ‘What did you do in your second company?’ in German
Was haben Sie in Ihrer zweiten Firma gemacht?
vahs hah-ben zee in EE-rer tsvy-ten FEER-mah guh-makht
[vahs hah-ben zee in EE-rer tsvy-ten FEER-mah guh-makht]
💬 Usage Tip: A standard formal interview question. German often places the location phrase before the participle at the end.
🇩🇪 In Germany: Interviewers in Germany often expect concrete responsibilities, not just the job title.
Phrase Breakdown
Was
[vahs]
what
Question word asking for details about an action or thing.
Was lesen Sie gerade?
What are you reading right now?
haben
[hah-ben]
have
Formal/plural form of haben, used here with a past participle.
Haben Sie heute gearbeitet?
Did you work today?
Sie
[zee]
you
Formal pronoun for politely addressing one person or more.
Kommen Sie aus Deutschland?
Are you from Germany?
in
[in]
in
Preposition showing location or context.
Ich arbeite in einem großen Büro.
I work in a large office.
Ihrer
[EE-rer]
your
Formal possessive adjective meaning your.
Wie ist es in Ihrer Stadt?
What is it like in your city?
zweiten
[tsvy-ten]
second
Ordinal number indicating number two in sequence.
Im zweiten Monat war ich sicherer.
In the second month I was more confident.
Firma
[FEER-mah]
company
Business organization or employer.
Meine Firma entwickelt Software.
My company develops software.
gemacht
[guh-makht]
done
Past participle of machen, asking what someone did.
Er hat viel für das Projekt gemacht.
He did a lot for the project.
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