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How to Say ‘You must be Emily Smith.’ in German

Du bist bestimmt Emily Smith .

doo bist be-SHTIMT

[doo bist be-SHTIMT]

💬 Usage Tip: bestimmt here means "surely", not "determined". It turns a statement into a confident guess, like English "you must be".

Phrase Breakdown

Du bist bestimmt

doo bist be-SHTIMT

You must be

'bestimmt' expresses a confident guess.

Example

Du bist bestimmt neu hier.

You must be new here.

Words in this phrase

[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'.

bist

[bist]

are (you are)

Form of 'sein' (to be) used with 'du'.

Example

Du bist mein Freund.

You are my friend.

bestimmt

[be-SHTIMT]

certainly, surely

Adverb expressing strong likelihood.

Example

Das klappt bestimmt.

That will surely work.

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