How to Say ‘My sister has found a new apartment.’ in German
Meine Schwester hat eine neue Wohnung gefunden.
MY-nuh SHVEST-er haht EYE-nuh NOY-uh VOH-noong geh-FOON-den
[MY-nuh SHVEST-er haht EYE-nuh NOY-uh VOH-noong geh-FOON-den]
💬 Usage Tip: In German perfect tense, the helper verb comes early and the main past part goes to the end: [hat ... gefunden]. That end position is a very common pattern to watch for in longer sentences.
Phrase Breakdown
Meine
[MY-nuh]
my
Possessive determiner showing the speaker's relation.
Meine Eltern freuen sich für sie.
My parents are happy for her.
Schwester
[SHVEST-er]
sister
A female sibling or sister.
Meine Schwester zieht bald um.
My sister is moving soon.
hat
[haht]
has
Auxiliary verb used with a past participle to form the perfect tense.
Sie hat schon mit dem Vermieter gesprochen.
She has already spoken with the landlord.
eine
[EYE-nuh]
a
Indefinite article for feminine nouns here.
Eine gute Nachricht macht alle froh.
A piece of good news makes everyone happy.
neue
[NOY-uh]
new
Describes something not old or recently acquired.
Die Familie braucht neue Möbel.
The family needs new furniture.
Wohnung
[VOH-noong]
apartment, flat
A living space or place to live.
Die Wohnung hat drei Zimmer.
The apartment has three rooms.
gefunden
[geh-FOON-den]
found
Past participle of 'finden', used after 'hat'.
Nach langer Suche hat sie etwas Passendes gefunden.
After a long search, she found something suitable.
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