How to Say ‘Did you buy anything?’ in German
Hast du etwas gekauft?
hahst doo ET-vahs geh-KOWFT
[hahst doo ET-vahs geh-KOWFT]
Phrase Breakdown
Hast du etwas
hahst doo ET-vahs
Did you something
The question starts with the helper verb. 'etwas' means 'something'.
Hast du etwas Zeit?
Do you have some time?
Words in this phrase
Hast
[hahst]
have
The verb 'haben' in second person singular form.
Hast du Hunger?
Are you hungry?
du
[doo]
the informal 'you' (du form)
As a noun, 'das Du' means the informal way of addressing someone.
Wir sind jetzt per Du.
We now use first names / informal 'you'.
etwas
[ET-vahs]
something, anything
Indefinite pronoun for an unspecified thing.
Brauchen Sie etwas?
Do you need anything?
gekauft?
geh-KOWFT
buy?
Participle of 'kaufen'. 'au' sounds like 'ow'.
Ich habe Brot gekauft.
I bought bread.
Words in this phrase
gekauft
[geh-KOWFT]
bought
Past participle of 'kaufen' (to buy), used with 'haben'.
Ich habe Äpfel gekauft.
I bought apples.
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