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How to Say ‘Lena always says what she thinks.’ in German

Lena sagt immer, was sie denkt.

LAY-nah zahkt IM-er vas zee denkt

[LAY-nah zahkt IM-er vas zee denkt]

Phrase Breakdown

Lena sagt immer,

LAY-nah zahkt IM-er

Lena always says

'immer' means 'always'. Pause slightly at the comma.

Example

Er sagt immer Ja.

He always says yes.

Words in this phrase

Lena

[LAY-nah]

Lena

A common German female first name.

Example

Lena kommt aus Berlin.

Lena is from Berlin.

sagt

[zahkt]

says

Third person form of 'sagen' (to say).

Example

Er sagt nichts.

He says nothing.

immer

[IM-er]

always

An adverb meaning at all times or consistently.

Example

Auf Messen kann man Immer nach der Teamkultur fragen.

At fairs, you can always ask about team culture.

was sie denkt.

vas zee denkt

what she thinks.

The verb 'denkt' goes to the end of the clause.

Example

Sag, was du denkst.

Say what you think.

Words in this phrase

was

[vas]

what

Question word asking about a thing.

Example

Was machst du?

What are you doing?

sie

[zee]

she

Third-person singular feminine subject pronoun.

Example

Sie isst kein Gluten.

She doesn't eat gluten.

denkt

[denkt]

thinks

Third-person form of 'denken', to think.

Example

Er denkt an seine Familie.

He thinks of his family.

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