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How to Say ‘What do you like about Lena?’ in German

Was magst du an Lena?

vas mahkst doo ahn LAY-nah

[vas mahkst doo ahn LAY-nah]

💬 Usage Tip: To say what you like about someone, use an: Ich mag an ihr ihre Ehrlichkeit "What I like about her is her honesty." English "about" doesn't carry over here.

Phrase Breakdown

Was magst du

vas mahkst doo

What do you like

'magst' comes from 'mögen' (to like). Here 'was' sounds like 'vas'.

Example

Was magst du essen?

What do you like to eat?

Words in this phrase

Was

[vas]

what

Question word asking about a thing.

Example

Was machst du?

What are you doing?

magst

[mahkst]

Du-form of 'mögen', to like.

Example

Magst du Kaffee?

Do you like coffee?

[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'.

an Lena?

ahn LAY-nah

about Lena?

'an' plus a person means 'about' in the sense of qualities.

Example

Ich mag an ihm seinen Humor.

I like his humor about him.

Words in this phrase

[ahn]

about

Used to express relation or connection.

Example

Er redet an mich vorbei.

He talks past me.

Lena

[LAY-nah]

Lena

A common German female first name.

Example

Lena kommt aus Berlin.

Lena is from Berlin.

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