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How to Say ‘Who were you there with?’ in German

Mit wem warst du da?

mit vaym vahrst doo dah

[mit vaym vahrst doo dah]

💬 Usage Tip: After mit, "who" changes from wer to wem. Same with von: Von wem ist das? "Who is that from?"

Phrase Breakdown

Mit wem

mit vaym

With whom

'wem' is the dative of 'wer' (who). It sounds like 'vem'.

Example

Mit wem sprichst du?

Who are you talking to?

Words in this phrase

Mit

[mit]

with; by

Preposition indicating the means or instrument used; takes the dative.

Example

Ich fahre mit dem Bus.

I go by bus.

wem

[vaym]

whom

Dative form of 'wer' (who), used after 'mit'.

Example

Mit wem sprichst du?

Who are you talking to?

warst du da?

vahrst doo dah

were you there?

'warst' is the 'du' form of 'war'.

Example

Warst du schon da?

Have you been there yet?

Words in this phrase

warst

[vahrst]

were (you were)

Past tense of 'sein' for the informal 'du' form.

Example

Wo warst du gestern?

Where were you yesterday?

[doo]

the informal 'you' (du form)

As a noun, 'das Du' means the informal way of addressing someone.

Example

Wir sind jetzt per Du.

We now use first names / informal 'you'.

[dah]

there; in that

Refers to the point just made.

Example

Da bin ich anderer Meinung.

There I disagree.

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