How to Say ‘Are happy / look forward’ in German
Freuen uns
FROY-en oons
[FROY-en oons]
💬 Usage Tip: [sich freuen] needs the reflexive word: [ich freue mich], [wir freuen uns]. You can reuse the pattern with other people too: [Sie freut sich], [ihr freut euch].
Phrase Breakdown
Freuen
[FROY-en]
rejoice / be glad
Verb from 'sich freuen' meaning to be happy or pleased about something.
Wir freuen uns auf das nächste Familientreffen.
We are looking forward to the next family gathering.
uns
[oons]
ourselves
Reflexive pronoun used with 'freuen' in 'sich freuen'.
Bei solchen Nachrichten freuen uns alle guten Entwicklungen.
With such news, all good developments make us happy.
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