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How to Say ‘I'll pass that on to Mr. Becker’ in German

Ich gebe das an Herrn Becker weiter

ikh GAY-beh dahs ahn hern BEK-er VY-ter

[ikh GAY-beh dahs ahn hern BEK-er VY-ter]

💬 Usage Tip: Herr gains an ending after an: Herrn Becker. The same happens after mit: mit Herrn Becker.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich gebe das

ikh GAY-beh dahs

I'll pass this

It begins the separable verb 'weitergeben' (to pass on). The 'ch' in 'Ich' is soft. Say 'gebe' as GAY-be.

Example

Ich gebe das Buch zurück.

I'm giving the book back.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

gebe

[GAY-beh]

give

First person singular of 'geben' (to give).

Example

Ich gebe dir das Buch.

I give you the book.

das

[dahs]

that; it

Refers back to a previous statement or situation, often translated as 'that' or 'it.'

Example

Das hat einen positiven Eindruck hinterlassen.

That left a positive impression.

an Herrn Becker weiter

ahn hern BEK-er VY-ter

on to Mr. Becker

'Herrn' is the accusative form of 'Herr'. The prefix 'weiter' goes to the end. Stress 'WEI-ter'.

Example

Ich leite die Mail an Frau Lang weiter.

I'll forward the email to Ms. Lang.

Words in this phrase

[ahn]

Preposition marking the recipient of something sent.

Example

Ich schreibe an meine Kollegin.

I'm writing to my colleague.

Herrn

[hern]

Mr. (accusative/dative)

Form of 'Herr' used after prepositions or as an object.

Example

Ich schreibe Herrn Müller eine E-Mail.

I'm writing Mr Müller an email.

Becker

[BEK-er]

Becker (surname)

A common German family name; originally meaning 'baker'.

Example

Frau Becker ist Erzieherin.

Mrs. Becker is a nursery teacher.

weiter

[VY-ter]

on, continue

With a verb, it means to keep doing something.

Example

Lies bitte weiter.

Please keep reading.

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