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How to Say ‘Grandpa will surely be very pleased about that.’ in German

Darüber freut Opa sich bestimmt sehr.

dah-roo-ber froyt OH-pah zikh beh-SHTIMT zair

[dah-roo-ber froyt OH-pah zikh beh-SHTIMT zair]

💬 Usage Tip: darüber means "about that" and stands in for über das. Same trick: damit "with that", darauf "on that".

Phrase Breakdown

Darüber freut Opa sich

dah-roo-ber froyt OH-pah zikh

Grandpa will be pleased about that

This comes from 'sich freuen über' (to be happy about). 'Darüber' means 'about that'. Stress 'RÜ' and round your lips for 'ü'. 'Freut' sounds like 'froyt'.

Example

Darüber freut sich die ganze Familie.

The whole family is happy about that.

Words in this phrase

Darüber

[dah-roo-ber]

about it

"Darüber" means about that or concerning that particular thing.

Example

Ich habe darüber nachgedacht.

I thought about it.

freut

[froyt]

pleases; makes glad

From 'freuen' and often used in expressions like 'Das freut mich' meaning 'That makes me happy.'

Example

Die positive Rückmeldung freut mich sehr, und Freut zeigt ein Gefühl der Freude.

The positive feedback makes me very happy, and 'Freut' shows a feeling of joy.

Opa

[OH-pah]

grandpa

Informal, affectionate word for grandfather.

Example

Mein Opa liest die Zeitung.

My grandpa reads the newspaper.

sich

[zikh]

himself

Reflexive pronoun; 'sich freuen über' means to be happy about.

Example

Er freut sich über das Geschenk.

He is happy about the present.

bestimmt sehr.

beh-SHTIMT zair

certainly very much.

'Bestimmt' means 'surely' or 'definitely'. Stress 'STIMMT' and say it as 'shtimmt'. 'Sehr' sounds like 'zair'.

Example

Das gefällt ihr bestimmt sehr.

She'll surely like that very much.

Words in this phrase

bestimmt

[beh-SHTIMT]

certainly / surely

Adverb expressing strong likelihood.

Example

Sie kommt bestimmt.

She'll surely come.

sehr

[zair]

very / very much

Adds emphasis to 'gern' to sound especially warm and positive.

Example

Wenn jemand nach unseren Werten fragt, sage ich sehr gern mehr dazu.

When someone asks about our values, I am very happy to say more about it.

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