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How to Say ‘Unfortunately Tuesday doesn't work.’ in German

Dienstag geht leider nicht.

DEENS-tag gayt LY-der nicht

[DEENS-tag gayt LY-der nicht]

💬 Usage Tip: gehen "to go" also means "to work" or "to be possible" for times and plans. Try Das geht "That works" or Geht das? "Is that OK?".

Phrase Breakdown

Dienstag geht

DEENS-tag gayt

Tuesday works

'gehen' here means 'to work / be possible'. 'Dienstag' sounds like 'DEENS-tahk'.

Example

Freitag geht.

Friday works.

Words in this phrase

Dienstag

[DEENS-tag]

Tuesday

A day of the week often used when arranging appointments.

Example

Dienstag wäre für mich ideal.

Tuesday would be ideal for me.

geht

[gayt]

works / is possible

Form of 'gehen'; with 'es' it asks whether something is possible or convenient.

Example

Geht es am Samstag?

Does Saturday work?

leider nicht.

LY-der nicht

unfortunately not

'leider' politely softens a refusal. 'nicht' ends with the soft 'ch' sound, as in 'ich'.

Example

Das geht leider nicht.

Unfortunately, that doesn't work.

Words in this phrase

leider

[LY-der]

unfortunately

Adverb used to express regret, often before bad news.

Example

Leider sind wir heute ausgebucht.

Unfortunately we are fully booked today.

nicht

[nicht]

not

Used to negate a sentence.

Example

Dieses Angebot gibt's nicht mehr.

This offer no longer exists.

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